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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 was Alicia forced to seek shelter once at Nestor and Mary's house?
(a) She and her husband had a fight.
(b) She got caught in an electrical storm.
(c) Her uncle had been kidnapped.
(d) She was being watched by the government.

2. Where is Benja positioned in their bunk room?
(a) His wrists are tied to the window.
(b) His feet are tethered to the door.
(c) His hands are tied to the end of Alicia's bed.
(d) He is laying down in the center of the room.

3. How long does Alicia Partnoy spend in the Little School before being transferred?
(a) More than three months.
(b) Less than two weeks.
(c) More than two years.
(d) Less than four days.

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

5. What does Partnoy do to oppose the new military regime?
(a) She confronts the General.
(b) She produces and distributes pamphlets.
(c) She lobbies for aid from other countries.
(d) She organizes strikes and raids.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Adrianita?

2. What kind of treatment was Graciela given?

3. Why is Benja thus nicknamed?

4. How many operations had Alicia had on her nose?

5. Through her telepathy experiment, of what fact is Alicia certain, though she cannot know?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After she is taken, what does Alicia realize about her flight to Mary and Nestor's house?

3. How does Alicia counteract her unwanted nickname?

4. How did Alicia's name figure into her political work?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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