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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. At the Little School, what are inmates required to wear at all times?

2. What is the official status of the inmates at the Little School?

3. Why does the guard turn on the radio?

4. Why does the game end as quickly as it begins?

5. What kind of paper does the guard give to Alicia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the "little train"?

2. Later, what does Alicia learn about the usefulness of aliases?

3. Who are Nestor and Mary?

4. After waking from a nap about her daughter, what does Alicia discover about herself?

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

6. How does Graciela feel about her unborn child?

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

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

9. After she is taken, what does Alicia realize about her flight to Mary and Nestor's house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What symbolism is present in the work? Choose at least three symbols from anywhere in the work to discuss. Be specific about which symbols you are choosing and what you think they symbolize.

Essay Topic 2

At the Little School, the prisoners were physically detained and bound, but the guards were more worried about their mental freedom. Why would that appear more dangerous than the prisoners' physical freedom? How does Alicia feel about being spiritually and mentally free? Discuss the different physical and mental restraints at the Little School. How does Alicia attempt to overcome such restraints?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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