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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which guard allows them to disregard Bruja's order?
(a) Vaca.
(b) Abuelo.
(c) Peine.
(d) Viejo.

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

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

5. Which guard allows the prisoners to talk?
(a) Chamame.
(b) Viejo.
(c) Vaca.
(d) Abuelo.

6. Which guard's name means "old man"?
(a) Chiche.
(b) Pato.
(c) Vaca.
(d) Viejo.

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

8. When she saw the dog on the roof, what did Ruth do?
(a) She said "woof."
(b) She said "meow."
(c) She climbed the roof.
(d) She began to cry.

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

10. What does she suggest to Maria Elena to help her sleep?
(a) Eating.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Telepathy.

11. When Alicia first came to the Little School, what did she do with her bread?
(a) She always hid it away.
(b) She always threw it at the guards.
(c) She always gave it away.
(d) She always ate it all.

12. How did the guards attempt to clean after giving the toothbrushes?
(a) They mended the blankets.
(b) They changed all the mattresses.
(c) They de-loused the entire room.
(d) They rinsed the floor with pine-scented cleaning fluid.

13. One day while calling for "Senor," what unexpected sound does Alicia hear next to her bed?
(a) A dog barking.
(b) A song from the radio.
(c) A trumpet.
(d) A gunshot.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did she do with the leaks from the roof?

2. How were Maria Elena and Benja killed?

3. On one very hot afternoon, what does Bruja force the prisoners to do?

4. What is the guard wearing over his face?

5. What evening was Zulma "Vasca" Izurieta taken to be killed?

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