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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 is the guards' euphemism for death and burial?
(a) "The end of the day."
(b) "Eternal darkness."
(c) "Back to the beginning."
(d) "See how the radishes grow."

2. What picture introduces each chapter of the book?
(a) A picture of a blindfolded woman.
(b) A picture of a plastic daisy.
(c) A picture of the Little School.
(d) A picture of a baby.

3. How old is Alicia when she is captured?
(a) 21.
(b) 25.
(c) 19.
(d) 32.

4. About how many Argentines "disappeared" between 1976 and 1979?
(a) Over 50,000.
(b) Exactly 24,594.
(c) Almost 30,000.
(d) Almost 15,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What treat was Alicia promised for her birthday?

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

3. What color is Alicia's dress as she peeps under her blindfold?

4. What kind of treatment was Graciela given?

5. Where is Benja positioned in their bunk room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why do the guards begin granting the prisoners privileges?

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

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

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

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

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