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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Alicia and her husband communicate when he is brought to her room?
(a) They crack their knuckles.
(b) They use sign language.
(c) They speak in code.
(d) They click their tongues.

2. What does Alicia's husband answer when Chiche asks why they became subversives?
(a) They hate the government.
(b) They thought it would be fun.
(c) They were forced to become subversives.
(d) They went to the university.

3. What happens to Alicia after she is caught talking?
(a) The guards allow her to take a shower.
(b) The guards try Chinese water torture on her.
(c) The guards chain her to the latrine.
(d) The guards take her outside in the rain.

4. What does Alicia think she looks like?
(a) A model.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A famous singer.
(d) A witch.

5. Which guard's name means "duck"?
(a) Pato.
(b) Zorzal.
(c) Abuelo.
(d) Loro.

6. What meal did Alicia cook on the day she and her husband were arrested?
(a) Churros and chocolate.
(b) Chili.
(c) Lasagna.
(d) Meatballs.

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

8. With what does Vaca, a fat guard, spray the prisoners?
(a) Laundry detergent.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Cleaning fluid.
(d) Insecticide.

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

10. What do the prisoners use when they "dry clean" their hands?
(a) They use their blankets.
(b) They use the curtains.
(c) They use their own tears.
(d) They use their own saliva.

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

12. After her illegal move, how does Alicia feel?
(a) She is terrified.
(b) She is exhilerated, heart beating fast.
(c) She is ecstatic and does it again.
(d) She is broken with stress.

13. What does eating the bread remind the prisoner of?
(a) It reminds them of their spouses.
(b) It reminds them of their homes.
(c) It reminds them of their fight.
(d) It reminds them of the guards.

14. After the nap what time does she wake up?
(a) 6pm.
(b) 6am.
(c) 5am.
(d) 5pm.

15. What poster is on the wall of the bathroom?
(a) A poster of a blindfolded young man.
(b) A poster of a puppy.
(c) A poster with a map of Argentina.
(d) A poster of Peron.

Short Answer Questions

1. One day while calling for "Senor," what unexpected sound does Alicia hear next to her bed?

2. When the new prisoners arrive, what does Alicia do?

3. What is the guard wearing over his face?

4. Who was the most senior of the "Senors"?

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

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