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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. What physical trait does Alicia note about Patichoti?
(a) His eyes are brown.
(b) He is missing a leg.
(c) He wears glasses.
(d) He has six toes on one foot.

2. When she was captured, what did the guards do to Graciela?
(a) They shaved her head.
(b) They made her take prenatal vitamins.
(c) They used an electric prod on her abdomen.
(d) They did not let her use the restroom.

3. In what year did Partnoy return to her homeland?
(a) The winter of 1985.
(b) The spring of 1986.
(c) The summer of 1984.
(d) The fall of 1983.

4. What did Graciela and Raul want to do before they were captured?
(a) Start a business.
(b) Leave for the USA.
(c) Have another baby.
(d) Divorce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the game end as quickly as it begins?

2. The day Alicia sleeps for eighteen hours, what trip does she miss?

3. How can Alicia touch Benja in his position?

4. Who is Adrianita?

5. Where do the prisoners go to relieve themselves?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is a military coup?

4. How does Alicia counteract her unwanted nickname?

5. What kind of God does Alicia want to believe in?

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

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

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

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

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

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