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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alicia feel about her allergies?
(a) She is completely indifferent.
(b) She feels they are a complete advantage.
(c) She feels they are equally advantageous and disadvantageous.
(d) She feels they are a complete disadvantage.

2. What physical problem had Alicia's nose caused her in the past?
(a) Respiratory problems.
(b) Ill-fitting sunglasses.
(c) Snoring.
(d) Disproportionate photographs.

3. In the Little School, who calls Alicia by her name?
(a) The guards.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Vasca.
(d) Carlos.

4. In what ceremony did Alicia participate, reading the Bible?
(a) In Nestor and Mary's wedding.
(b) In Ruth's baptism.
(c) In Maria Elena's inauguration.
(d) In Graciela's confirmation.

5. What was Partnoy's weight during her captivity?
(a) 95 pounds.
(b) 105 pounds.
(c) 75 pounds.
(d) 135 pounds.

6. What does Alicia pass to Benja?
(a) She passes her slipper.
(b) She passes her leftover cheese and bread.
(c) She passes her extra blanket.
(d) She passes her quince jam.

7. How can Alicia touch Benja in his position?
(a) She can tough her back to his back.
(b) She can touch her feet to his hands.
(c) She can touch her hands to his feet.
(d) She can touch her cheek to his forehead.

8. Why is the prisoner being assigned exercise around the table?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is politically important.
(c) Her legs are atrophying.
(d) It is a specially designed torture.

9. About how many Argentines "disappeared" between 1976 and 1979?
(a) Exactly 24,594.
(b) Almost 30,000.
(c) Over 50,000.
(d) Almost 15,000.

10. In what year did Partnoy return to her homeland?
(a) The spring of 1986.
(b) The summer of 1984.
(c) The fall of 1983.
(d) The winter of 1985.

11. Who had Alicia missed at the Little School by several days?
(a) Chiche.
(b) Benja.
(c) Nestor and Mary.
(d) Maria Elena.

12. What picture introduces each chapter of the book?
(a) A picture of the Little School.
(b) A picture of a blindfolded woman.
(c) A picture of a plastic daisy.
(d) A picture of a baby.

13. Where do the prisoners go to relieve themselves?
(a) The bucket.
(b) The hallway bathroom.
(c) The latrine.
(d) The guard's bathroom.

14. How long does Alicia Partnoy spend in the Little School before being transferred?
(a) More than two years.
(b) Less than two weeks.
(c) Less than four days.
(d) More than three months.

15. What is the guards' euphemism for death and burial?
(a) "Back to the beginning."
(b) "Eternal darkness."
(c) "The end of the day."
(d) "See how the radishes grow."

Short Answer Questions

1. Through the peep hole in her blindfold, what does she see Hugo wearing?

2. How often is Alicia allowed to see herself in a mirror?

3. Between what hours was Alicia on guard at Nestor and Mary's house?

4. From what condition did most of the prisoners suffer?

5. What shoes does the protagonist wear during the beginning of her stay at the Little School?

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