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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 Alicia arm-wrestle Abuelo?
(a) She knows he cannot touch her.
(b) She is trying to keep him from beating Benja.
(c) She is feeling competitive and knows she can win.
(d) She is going insane with boredom.

2. Why is Alicia surprised at Chiche's threat?
(a) She expected him to forgive her.
(b) She knows her husband is dead.
(c) She expected him to whip her.
(d) She knows her daughter is alive.

3. What event caused Alicia and her friends to change their aliases?
(a) The president's death.
(b) Graciela's arrest.
(c) Zulma's arrest.
(d) The independence day.

4. What organization involved the mothers of disappeared people?
(a) Lost and Found Argentina.
(b) The Mothers for Peron Politics.
(c) The Mothers Without Answers.
(d) The Mothers of Plazo de Mayo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time she is offered her third shower, how long has Alicia been at the Little School?

2. Why was Alicia forced to seek shelter once at Nestor and Mary's house?

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

4. What physical problem had Alicia's nose caused her in the past?

5. While doing political work, what did Alicia and her compatriots use?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Graciela assigned to walk around the table?

6. Why have Alicia and her nose reconciled at the Little School?

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

8. How does Alicia counteract her unwanted nickname?

9. What does Alicia do to try and comfort Benja?

10. Why do the prisoners suffer from constipation?

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