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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. Before the rainstorm, how long had it been since she washed her hands?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 30 days.

2. What does Maria Elena worry about her health?
(a) She worries her arm is broken.
(b) She worries she has a cold.
(c) She worries she has a cavity.
(d) She worries she is pregnant.

3. On the afternoon of April 13, what does Alicia see in the hallway on her way to the bathroom?
(a) Blood spots.
(b) Discarded paper.
(c) Prisoners' feet.
(d) A puppy.

4. What happened to Alicia while waiting her turn to brush her teeth?
(a) She was tortured.
(b) She was told to shower.
(c) She was beaten.
(d) She fainted.

5. In what year was Alicia Partnoy born?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1968.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alicia think she looks like?

2. Who is in labor?

3. What do the prisoners do to keep up their spirits?

4. When she saw the dog on the roof, what did Ruth do?

5. While taking an early morning bus with Ruth, what announcement does Alicia hear on the radio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Alicia the first time she called for a "Senor"?

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

3. What does Alicia say is the only thing certain in their lives other than bread?

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

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

6. After the military visitor comes, where do the prisoners have to brush their teeth?

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

8. How does the bread help to give the prisoners strength?

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

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

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