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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What evening was Zulma "Vasca" Izurieta taken to be killed?
(a) February 12, 1977.
(b) May 12, 1977.
(c) April 12, 1977.
(d) January 12, 1977.

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

3. How many permanent shift supervisors were there at the Little School?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. What does Alicia do when given extra bread and an apple?
(a) She eats them immediately.
(b) She keeps them under her pillow.
(c) She refuses the extra food.
(d) She gives them away.

5. With whom was Graciela arrested?
(a) Her son Benja.
(b) Her friend Maria Elena.
(c) Her husband Raul.
(d) Her daughter Adrianita.

6. While taking an early morning bus with Ruth, what announcement does Alicia hear on the radio?
(a) She hears an annoucement warning about possible flooding.
(b) She hears an annoucement warning the public about families traveling at odd hours.
(c) She hears an annoucement about the end of the civil war.
(d) She hears an annoucement about the new military government.

7. What does one guard do when Alicia asks him for water?
(a) He dumps water all over her bed.
(b) He puts a knife to her neck and forces her to kiss him.
(c) He takes her to the torture room.
(d) He hits her with a rubber stick.

8. What does Chamame claim he allowed Graciela to do?
(a) Take a walk outside.
(b) Take a shower.
(c) Write a letter to her family.
(d) Use the guards' restroom.

9. Before the rainstorm, how long had it been since she washed her hands?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 30 days.

10. What did she do with the leaks from the roof?
(a) She used them to take a shower.
(b) She started a water game with the others.
(c) She used them to wash her hands.
(d) She used them for drinking water.

11. Whose face is Alicia desperately trying to recall?
(a) Ruth's face.
(b) Adrianita's face.
(c) Raul's face.
(d) Miguel's face.

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

13. How far along in her pregnancy was Graciela at the time of her arrest?
(a) Seven months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Five months.

14. What does the shadow of life wear on her shoulders?
(a) A poncho of injustice.
(b) A dress of revolution.
(c) A cape of pain.
(d) A sheen of sweat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What person are Graciela and the guards waiting for?

2. What happens to Alicia after she is caught talking?

3. Who is in labor?

4. How did the guards attempt to clean after giving the toothbrushes?

5. What does Maria Elena worry about her health?

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