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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. Why does the game end as quickly as it begins?
(a) It begins to rain.
(b) The guards get in trouble.
(c) Maria Elena faints out of weakness.
(d) All the prisoners attempt escape.

2. In the Little School, who calls Alicia by her name?
(a) Vasca.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Rosa.
(d) The guards.

3. The day Alicia sleeps for eighteen hours, what trip does she miss?
(a) The trip to the torture room.
(b) The exercise trip.
(c) The trip to the lunch room.
(d) The trip to the latrine.

4. Through her telepathy experiment, of what fact is Alicia certain, though she cannot know?
(a) She is certain that her husband is dead.
(b) She is certain that one of her grandfathers has died.
(c) She is certain that her daughter is captured.
(d) She is certain that the revolution has begun.

5. On what street do Alicia's parents live?
(a) Uruguay Street.
(b) Paraguay Street.
(c) Chile Street.
(d) Ecuador Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a night guard, what does Pato usually do?

2. In Chapter One, when has the protagonist always thought the police would come for her?

3. Why is Alicia surprised at Chiche's threat?

4. Who is Chiche?

5. How many times a day are the prisoners allowed to relieve themselves?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Before the Little School, what problems did Alicia have with her nose?

5. How does Alicia counteract her unwanted nickname?

6. Later, what does Alicia learn about the usefulness of aliases?

7. Why is Alicia surprised when the military police come for her?

8. What is Alicia's main goal for attempting telepathy?

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

10. What does it mean to be "disappeared"?

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