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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the visitor promises her a treat, what room is Alicia staying in?
(a) She is in a room for prisoners with bad behavior who refuse to collaborate.
(b) She is in the guards' quarters.
(c) She is in the guards' bathroom.
(d) She is in the sunroom, directly across from the torture room.

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

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

4. Who is Raul?
(a) Hugo's brother.
(b) Alicia's husband.
(c) Maria Elena's boyfriend.
(d) Graciela's husband.

5. What concession have the guards made for the pregnant woman?
(a) She is allowed multiple trips to the latrine.
(b) She is allowed to write letters to home.
(c) She is allowed to use their bathroom.
(d) She is allowed to eat more.

6. What is the guards' excuse for giving the prisoners treats?
(a) For holidays and birthdays.
(b) To celebrate the capture of new prisoners.
(c) They feel sorry for the malnourished prisoners.
(d) They want them to confess so they give them treats as incentive.

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

8. What excuse do the guards give for putting men in dresses?
(a) They claim it is warmer.
(b) They claim it is easier for them to exercise.
(c) They claim it is required by law.
(d) They claim there are no pants left.

9. When she was captured, what did the guards do to Graciela?
(a) They made her take prenatal vitamins.
(b) They used an electric prod on her abdomen.
(c) They did not let her use the restroom.
(d) They shaved her head.

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

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

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

13. What does the "little frog" represent?
(a) The regime in power.
(b) The song of the human heart.
(c) The time period.
(d) The subversive message.

14. Who is forced to walk around the table, again and again for days on end?
(a) Vasca.
(b) Graciela.
(c) Alicia.
(d) Benja.

15. What does Alicia specifically not want from God?
(a) She does not want to denounce her faith.
(b) She does not want to become a martyr.
(c) She does not want her husband to be taken.
(d) She does not want her daughter to be taken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alicia worry about when her communication method does not work?

2. What is the guards' nickname for Alicia?

3. What kind of paper does the guard give to Alicia?

4. Why does Alicia arm-wrestle Abuelo?

5. Why does the game end as quickly as it begins?

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