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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the game end as quickly as it begins?
(a) Maria Elena faints out of weakness.
(b) The guards get in trouble.
(c) All the prisoners attempt escape.
(d) It begins to rain.

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

3. After Graciela's arrest, what name does Alicia take?
(a) Ana.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Anita.
(d) Carmen.

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

5. How many times around the table did the doctor prescribe?
(a) 30.
(b) 12.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

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

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

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

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

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

11. How often is Alicia allowed to see herself in a mirror?
(a) Every ten days.
(b) Every twenty days.
(c) Every five days.
(d) Every thirty days.

12. What is Patichoti's nickname for Alicia?
(a) Darling.
(b) Skinny.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Babe.

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

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

15. Who is Adrianita?
(a) Graciela's daughter.
(b) Alicia's daughter.
(c) Benja's girlfriend.
(d) Hugo's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the one thing Nestor and Mary could not convince Alica of?

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

3. What kind of treatment was Graciela given?

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

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

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