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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. How can Alicia touch Benja in his position?

2. After what extravagant dinner does Alicia get her communication idea?

3. What does Alicia worry about when her communication method does not work?

4. Why is the prisoner being assigned exercise around the table?

5. Where do the prisoners go to relieve themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a military coup?

2. Why do the guards begin granting the prisoners privileges?

3. How does Alicia counteract her unwanted nickname?

4. Why does Alicia realize the music from the radio is not being played for her birthday?

5. How did Alicia's name figure into her political work?

6. How does Graciela feel about her unborn child?

7. What thought causes Alicia to stop being amused at Patichoti's jokes?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By which groups of people does the Argentine military feel threatened? According to Alicia's writings, why are they are threat? How does Peronism play into the events of the novel? Initially, why does Alicia choose be become politically active? What is her mission now, after making it out of the Little School alive?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Alicia's nose.

1) As a young girl, how did Alicia feel about her nose?

2) What problems has she historically had with her nose?

3) How does her nose become a blessing at the Little School?

4) Ultimately, how do Alicia and her nose reconcile?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Alicia attempt telepathy? How successful is she at her attempts? What was she hoping to accomplish? What does she fear her lack of telepathic ability means?

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