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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. After the visitor leaves, where must the prisoners brush their teeth?

2. With whom is Maria Elena in love?

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

4. What poem does Alicia recite for Vasca?

5. One day when she is not hungry, what does Alicia do instead with her bread?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Alicia and her husband placed side by side?

3. What does water do for Alicia in Beauty Treatment?

4. What does Vaca do just before he brings the prisoners the toothbrushes?

5. Why is the guards' choice of Chinese water torture ridiculous?

6. What happened to the son Graciela bore at the Little School?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why is it impossible for Alicia to think of the word "Senor" in the same way? How was the word forever changed for her at the Little School? Who else at the Little School hated the use of the word? Why were they forced to use the word so often? What was the irony in calling the guards "Senor"?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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