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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 does the raindrop hit on her body?
(a) On her forehead.
(b) On her hand.
(c) On her belly.
(d) On her leg.

2. What evening was Zulma "Vasca" Izurieta taken to be killed?
(a) February 12, 1977.
(b) May 12, 1977.
(c) April 12, 1977.
(d) January 12, 1977.

3. With whom was Graciela arrested?
(a) Her son Benja.
(b) Her daughter Adrianita.
(c) Her friend Maria Elena.
(d) Her husband Raul.

4. Which guard's name means "cow"?
(a) Abuelo.
(b) Vaca.
(c) Loro.
(d) Chiche.

5. What poem does Alicia recite for Vasca?
(a) The poem about the mountain.
(b) The poem about her daughter.
(c) The poem about the guerrilla leader.
(d) The poem about the stream.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what are the prisoners constantly looking for in their beds?

2. What beauty treatment is Alicia told to perform?

3. What is the guard wearing over his face?

4. What poster is on the wall of the bathroom?

5. Why is Hugo suffering from stomach cramps?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vaca do just before he brings the prisoners the toothbrushes?

2. What does water do for Alicia in Beauty Treatment?

3. What happens to Alicia when the raindrop falls on her forehead?

4. Why does Alicia make the bread balls?

5. How does she feel while being punished by Peine?

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

7. What does Death take from the old man because She has an overcrowded carriage?

8. Why are Alicia and her husband placed side by side?

9. What was the Gendarme Nacional?

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

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