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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. Which guard allows the prisoners to talk?

2. How long has it been since to two women have been able to talk?

3. How did the guards attempt to clean after giving the toothbrushes?

4. One day while calling for "Senor," what unexpected sound does Alicia hear next to her bed?

5. What happened to Alicia while waiting her turn to brush her teeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Death take from the old man because She has an overcrowded carriage?

2. On what list are Graciela and Raul listed?

3. What character trait helps Alicia get through many of her trials at the Little School?

4. While interrogating Alicia's husband, what do the guards think about the stream poem?

5. When a batch of new prisoners arrive, what is Alicia requested to do?

6. How does she feel when she is able to wash her hands with the leak?

7. How does the bread help to give the prisoners strength?

8. After the military visitor comes, where do the prisoners have to brush their teeth?

9. What are the two fierce shadows of Alicia's poem?

10. What was the Gendarme Nacional?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Alicia's poem about the stream.

1) What symbolism or metaphor is present in the poem?

2) Why does Alicia choose to recite the poem when she does?

3) Why do you think the guards are convince the poem is something subversive?

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

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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