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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times around the table did the doctor prescribe?
(a) 100.
(b) 12.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

2. Who had Alicia missed at the Little School by several days?
(a) Nestor and Mary.
(b) Maria Elena.
(c) Benja.
(d) Chiche.

3. What is the guards' excuse for giving the prisoners treats?
(a) They want them to confess so they give them treats as incentive.
(b) To celebrate the capture of new prisoners.
(c) They feel sorry for the malnourished prisoners.
(d) For holidays and birthdays.

4. As children, what did Alicia's brother call her?
(a) Nariz.
(b) Nos.
(c) Cyrana.
(d) Licia.

5. When the visitor promises her a treat, what room is Alicia staying in?
(a) She is in the sunroom, directly across from the torture room.
(b) She is in the guards' bathroom.
(c) She is in a room for prisoners with bad behavior who refuse to collaborate.
(d) She is in the guards' quarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the one thing Nestor and Mary could not convince Alica of?

2. In what ceremony did Alicia participate, reading the Bible?

3. What does Partnoy do to oppose the new military regime?

4. What physical trait does Alicia note about Patichoti?

5. What is Patichoti's nickname for Alicia?

Short Essay Questions

1. After waking from a nap about her daughter, what does Alicia discover about herself?

2. Why do Alicia and Vasca find the plastic daisy so ludicrous?

3. What action does the coup spur young Alicia to take?

4. What thought causes Alicia to stop being amused at Patichoti's jokes?

5. Why does Alicia challenge the guard to an arm-wrestling match?

6. Why does Alicia realize the music from the radio is not being played for her birthday?

7. Why do the guards call Alicia "Death"?

8. When told to slap Hugo in the face, what does Alicia do instead?

9. How was Graciela and Raul's relationship before the Little School?

10. What is the "little train"?

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