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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. Which guard's name means "duck"?
(a) Pato.
(b) Loro.
(c) Zorzal.
(d) Abuelo.

2. With what were Braco and Benja injected before they were moved?
(a) Vitamins.
(b) Disease.
(c) Water.
(d) Anesthesia.

3. How do Alicia and her husband communicate when he is brought to her room?
(a) They speak in code.
(b) They use sign language.
(c) They crack their knuckles.
(d) They click their tongues.

4. Because of the leaks, whose bed is Alicia moved close to?
(a) Vasca's bed.
(b) Maria Elena's bed.
(c) Hugo's bed.
(d) Benja's bed.

5. Why is Hugo suffering from stomach cramps?
(a) He is slowly starving.
(b) He was given an overdose of Epsom salts.
(c) He has contracted malaria.
(d) He has horrible IBS.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alicia feel is the only reliable thing in their days at the Little School?

2. Once when the guard does not answer her, what does Alicia do to give Pato some bread?

3. After spraying and threatening the prisoners with a gun, what does Vaca give them?

4. What was the first time Alicia used the term "senor"?

5. What does one guard do when Alicia asks him for water?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the subject of chapter 11, A Puzzle?

3. Why do the prisoners hate the word "Senor"?

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

5. Rosa has seen one of the guards' faces---what is he worried about?

6. On what list are Graciela and Raul listed?

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

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

9. How do the prisoners communicate with the bread?

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

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