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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What physical trait does Alicia note about Patichoti?
(a) He has six toes on one foot.
(b) He wears glasses.
(c) He is missing a leg.
(d) His eyes are brown.

3. On what street do Alicia's parents live?
(a) Ecuador Street.
(b) Uruguay Street.
(c) Chile Street.
(d) Paraguay Street.

4. From what condition did most of the prisoners suffer?
(a) Constipation.
(b) Scoliosis.
(c) Allergies.
(d) Loss of hearing.

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

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

7. What kind of dress does Graciela wear?
(a) A striped dress.
(b) A red dress.
(c) A flowered dress.
(d) A blue dress.

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

9. To whom is the book dedicated?
(a) Alicia's brother Daniel.
(b) Alicia's daughter.
(c) Alicia's mother and father.
(d) Alicia's sister Daniella.

10. At the Little School, what are inmates required to wear at all times?
(a) A hat.
(b) A name tag.
(c) Socks.
(d) A blindfold.

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

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

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

14. For what medicine must Alicia ask the doctor?
(a) A fever reducer.
(b) A multi-vitamin.
(c) An anti-inflammatory.
(d) An antihistamine.

15. What does the protagonist notice on the floor by her bed?
(a) A basket of bread.
(b) Her daughter's toy.
(c) The sky blue of her husband's pants.
(d) A stack of books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What racial association does Alicia have for her nose?

2. Why does the guard turn on the radio?

3. What picture introduces each chapter of the book?

4. Which guard does Graciela ask about Raul?

5. What worries Alicia the day after her experiment as she wakes up?

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