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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5, My Names, Benja's First Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Chiche?
(a) He is Maria Elena's husband.
(b) He is the General.
(c) He is Alicia's husband.
(d) He is a shift supervisor.

2. Why does Alicia arm-wrestle Abuelo?
(a) She is going insane with boredom.
(b) She is feeling competitive and knows she can win.
(c) She is trying to keep him from beating Benja.
(d) She knows he cannot touch her.

3. Which prisoner thinks they are getting privileges as a tactic to break them into cooperation?
(a) Patichoti.
(b) Vasca.
(c) Benja.
(d) Maria Elena.

4. What does Loro do when she refuses his command?
(a) He threatens to kill her daughter.
(b) He slaps her twelve times.
(c) He takes away her pillow and blanket.
(d) He pushes her into the latrine.

5. What is the official status of the inmates at the Little School?
(a) Incarcerated.
(b) Dead.
(c) Expatriots.
(d) Disappeared.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the entire night tied up, what is Benja finally allowed to do?

2. What is the guards' nickname for Alicia?

3. What kind of treatment was Graciela given?

4. What event caused Alicia and her friends to change their aliases?

5. In the Little School, who calls Alicia by her name?

(see the answer key)

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