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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. What letters does Partnoy read on the house when she arrives at the Little School?
(a) A.A.A., Alianza Anticomunita Argentina.
(b) O.A., Organizacion Argentina.
(c) G.L., El Grupo Libres.
(d) P.P., Politica Peron.

2. Though the game is cruel, what does Alicia secretly enjoy?
(a) She enjoys the guards' stupidity.
(b) She enjoys her tennis shoes.
(c) She enjoys the hot sun.
(d) She enjoys the feeling of running.

3. In Chapter One, when has the protagonist always thought the police would come for her?
(a) At nighttime.
(b) In the morning.
(c) In the afternoon.
(d) At noon.

4. By the time she is offered her third shower, how long has Alicia been at the Little School?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Four months.

5. How many times a day are the prisoners allowed to relieve themselves?
(a) Two or three.
(b) One.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four or five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the guards' euphemism for death and burial?

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

3. What physical trait does Alicia note about Patichoti?

4. As a night guard, what does Pato usually do?

5. About how many Argentines "disappeared" between 1976 and 1979?

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