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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Raul?

2. What kind of treatment was Graciela given?

3. What does Partnoy do to oppose the new military regime?

4. What kind of dress does Graciela wear?

5. What physical problem had Alicia's nose caused her in the past?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a military coup?

3. Why is Graciela assigned to walk around the table?

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

5. What is Alicia's main goal for attempting telepathy?

6. Why do the prisoners suffer from constipation?

7. What action does the coup spur young Alicia to take?

8. Why must Alicia stop trying telepathy?

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

10. When told to slap Hugo in the face, what does Alicia do instead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it impossible for Alicia to think of the word "Senor" in the same way? How was the word forever changed for her at the Little School? Who else at the Little School hated the use of the word? Why were they forced to use the word so often? What was the irony in calling the guards "Senor"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Benja's first night. How does Alicia know him? How does Maria Elena know him? What are the guards doing to him? How does Alicia try to help him? How do they others try to help him? What insights do Alicia's attempts at aiding Benja give into her character?

Essay Topic 3

Water is used throughout the text. What does water typically symbolize? What does it symbolize for Alicia? How does water play into everyday life at the Little School? Why isn't Alicia bothered by the Chinese water torture? Choose at least three instances in the work involving water. Compare and contract the role of water throughout the work.

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