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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 was the first time Alicia used the term "senor"?
(a) She had to go to the bathroom.
(b) She wanted to write a letter.
(c) She needed her blindfold tightened.
(d) She wanted another blanket.

2. What happened to Graciela's son?
(a) He was killed by the guards.
(b) He was returned to Graciela and Raul.
(c) He was given to an orphanage.
(d) He was given to one of the interrogators.

3. Who was the most senior of the "Senors"?
(a) General Jaime Velasquez Rivera.
(b) Lt. General Jorge Rafael Videla.
(c) President Juan Peron.
(d) Lt. Juan Pablo Escobar.

4. Where is Graciela giving birth?
(a) The backyard.
(b) A hospital.
(c) The torture room.
(d) The guards' bathroom.

5. Which guard's name means "witch"?
(a) Loro.
(b) Chiche.
(c) Bruja.
(d) Vaca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Viejo do when Alicia asks him to use the restroom?

2. What does Alicia think she looks like?

3. After the nap what time does she wake up?

4. Who did the denim jacket previously belong to?

5. After her illegal move, how does Alicia feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What character trait helps Alicia get through many of her trials at the Little School?

2. How does she feel when she is able to wash her hands with the leak?

3. What was Alicia on the early bus to the suburbs?

4. While interrogating Alicia's husband, what do the guards think about the stream poem?

5. What are the two fierce shadows of Alicia's poem?

6. What happened to the son Graciela bore at the Little School?

7. Why does Alicia make the bread balls?

8. How can Alicia guess Vasca's mood each day?

9. When a batch of new prisoners arrive, what is Alicia requested to do?

10. Why is the guards' choice of Chinese water torture ridiculous?

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