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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 picture introduces each chapter of the book?
2. What kind of paper does the guard give to Alicia?
3. What concession have the guards made for the pregnant woman?
4. What physical problem had Alicia's nose caused her in the past?
5. What letters does Partnoy read on the house when she arrives at the Little School?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are Argentine youth suppressed after the military takes over rule of the country?
2. How did Alicia's name figure into her political work?
3. How does Graciela feel about her unborn child?
4. How was Graciela and Raul's relationship before the Little School?
5. What action does the coup spur young Alicia to take?
6. After waking from a nap about her daughter, what does Alicia discover about herself?
7. What thought causes Alicia to stop being amused at Patichoti's jokes?
8. Why do the guards call Alicia "Death"?
9. What is a military coup?
10. What does it mean to be "disappeared"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Alicia's tooth.
1) As a young girl, how did Alicia damage her tooth? What was her mother's reaction?
2) Upon receiving a replacement tooth, how did Alicia's life change?
3) What happens to her tooth at the Little School?
4) What do the tooth and the matchbox mean to Alicia?
Essay Topic 2
What coping mechanisms do the prisoners use to deal with their incarceration at the Little School? Examine the following characters' coping mechanisms:
1) Alicia.
2) Graciela.
3) Patichoti.
4) Alicia's husband.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the denim jacket.
1) Where does the jacket come from?
2) Why is Alicia both excited and horrified by the jacket?
3) What does the jacket symbolize?
4) Why does Alicia feel less pain when beaten with the jacket on?
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