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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What poem does Alicia recite for Vasca?
(a) The poem about the mountain.
(b) The poem about her daughter.
(c) The poem about the guerrilla leader.
(d) The poem about the stream.

3. What does the name "Patichoti" mean?
(a) Strong leader.
(b) Sun god.
(c) Bad leg.
(d) Sad face.

4. Which guard's name means "witch"?
(a) Loro.
(b) Bruja.
(c) Chiche.
(d) Vaca.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. After the big rain, what animal did the guard bring into the prisoners' room?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A puppy.
(c) An iguana.
(d) A bird.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosa say when the guard asks if she will shoot him?

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

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

4. Which guard allows them to talk quietly?

5. Because of the leaks, whose bed is Alicia moved close to?

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