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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does her husband do when he is tortured?
(a) He screams and cries.
(b) He is absolutely silent.
(c) He sings a lullaby.
(d) He tells all the political secrets.

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

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

4. What color is Alicia's dress as she peeps under her blindfold?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

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

6. What does Alicia worry about when her communication method does not work?
(a) She worries that her pigeons are dead.
(b) She worries that her mind's eye is blind as well.
(c) She worries that her messages have not gotten through.
(d) She worries that the rain has washed away her writing.

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

8. Through the peep hole in her blindfold, what does she see Hugo wearing?
(a) A nightshirt.
(b) A striped shirt.
(c) An old suit.
(d) A dress.

9. What kind of paper does the guard give to Alicia?
(a) Toilet paper.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Construction paper.
(d) Sandpaper.

10. What strange tactic does Alicia try to get in touch with her family?
(a) Writing in the dirt.
(b) Homing pigeons.
(c) Messages in bottles.
(d) Telepathy.

11. As a night guard, what does Pato usually do?
(a) He takes them extra times to the latrine.
(b) He sneaks them water.
(c) He drinks booze and falls asleep.
(d) He waked them every hour.

12. 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' bathroom.
(c) She is in the guards' quarters.
(d) She is in the sunroom, directly across from the torture room.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While doing political work, what did Alicia and her compatriots use?

2. How many operations had Alicia had on her nose?

3. Who is Adrianita?

4. Why is Benja thus nicknamed?

5. What excuse do the guards give for putting men in dresses?

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