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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. What worries Alicia the day after her experiment as she wakes up?

2. How does Alicia detect the guard is still in the room, though he tries to fool her into thinking he has left?

3. What was Partnoy's weight during her captivity?

4. Who is Chiche?

5. What is the guards' nickname for Alicia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why have Alicia and her nose reconciled at the Little School?

3. What does it mean to be "disappeared"?

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

5. Why is Alicia surprised when the military police come for her?

6. Who are Nestor and Mary?

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

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

9. What is a military coup?

10. What does Alicia do to try and comfort Benja?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why is studying history important? How does the study of history help us to:

1) Reexamine past mistakes?

2) Plan for the future?

3) Gain a greater understanding of our heritage as human beings?

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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