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

2. What is the unexpected advantage of Alicia's nose?
(a) It reminds her of her family, which gives her hope.
(b) It allows small windows through the blindfold where she can see.
(c) It has a keen sense of smell.
(d) It is extremely attractive and give the guards sympathy for her.

3. Though the game is cruel, what does Alicia secretly enjoy?
(a) She enjoys the feeling of running.
(b) She enjoys her tennis shoes.
(c) She enjoys the hot sun.
(d) She enjoys the guards' stupidity.

4. Between what hours was Alicia on guard at Nestor and Mary's house?
(a) Between 12pm and 5pm.
(b) Between 12am and 6am.
(c) Between 2am and 4am.
(d) Between 3pm and 7pm.

5. Why is Benja thus nicknamed?
(a) He detests his full name.
(b) It was is final alias.
(c) He is the youngest of the group, like Benjamin in the Bible.
(d) He is trying to keep the guards from calling him his true name.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alicia detect the guard is still in the room, though he tries to fool her into thinking he has left?

2. Why does Alicia arm-wrestle Abuelo?

3. What is the official status of the inmates at the Little School?

4. What is Nestor's nickname for Alicia?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Graciela feel about her unborn child?

4. Why isn't Alicia frightened when Chiche threatens to make soap out of her?

5. Why must Alicia stop trying telepathy?

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

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

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

9. Why are Argentine youth suppressed after the military takes over rule of the country?

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

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