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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On one very hot afternoon, what does Bruja force the prisoners to do?
(a) Lie unmoving on the floor.
(b) Run blindfolded in the hot sun.
(c) Sit in the latrine for hours.
(d) Lie facedown on their beds with their heads under blankets.

2. What does Alicia feel is the only reliable thing in their days at the Little School?
(a) Showers.
(b) Latrine.
(c) Toothbrushes.
(d) Bread.

3. On the afternoon of April 13, what does Alicia see in the hallway on her way to the bathroom?
(a) Discarded paper.
(b) Prisoners' feet.
(c) A puppy.
(d) Blood spots.

4. Where is Graciela giving birth?
(a) The guards' bathroom.
(b) A hospital.
(c) The torture room.
(d) The backyard.

5. What does Viejo do when Alicia asks him to use the restroom?
(a) He takes her to the latrine.
(b) He brings her a can.
(c) He takes her to the guards' bathroom.
(d) He tells her to go back to sleep.

6. One day when she is not hungry, what does Alicia do instead with her bread?
(a) She plays a game with Vasca.
(b) She rolls it into balls.
(c) She feeds some birds.
(d) She throws it at the guards.

7. What happened to Alicia while waiting her turn to brush her teeth?
(a) She fainted.
(b) She was tortured.
(c) She was beaten.
(d) She was told to shower.

8. After the visitor leaves, where must the prisoners brush their teeth?
(a) In the guards' bathroom.
(b) In the torture room.
(c) In the backyard.
(d) In their room.

9. Which guard allows them to talk quietly?
(a) Chamame.
(b) Vaca.
(c) Abuelo.
(d) Viejo.

10. Which of these guards was a shift supervisor?
(a) Abuelo.
(b) Viejo.
(c) Chiche.
(d) Vaca.

11. Why is Hugo suffering from stomach cramps?
(a) He has horrible IBS.
(b) He was given an overdose of Epsom salts.
(c) He is slowly starving.
(d) He has contracted malaria.

12. Because of the leaks, whose bed is Alicia moved close to?
(a) Maria Elena's bed.
(b) Benja's bed.
(c) Hugo's bed.
(d) Vasca's bed.

13. Why were the high school students taken to the Little School?
(a) They stole from a grocery store.
(b) They distributed pamphlets.
(c) They disobeyed their professor.
(d) They were out after curfew.

14. How long has it been since to two women have been able to talk?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Five days.
(c) Six hours.
(d) Two days.

15. Who is present at the baby's birth?
(a) Only the guards.
(b) Only Rosa.
(c) The doctor and Rosa.
(d) The guards and the doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which guard allows them to disregard Bruja's order?

2. With whom is Maria Elena in love?

3. After her illegal move, how does Alicia feel?

4. How does Alicia learn to interpret Vasca's mood?

5. How does she describe her heart after the raindrop hits her?

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