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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the mysterious woman reveal to Senora Francisca?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) Her husband spends most of his money on his mistress.
(c) She is Senor Ruben's first wife.
(d) Senor Ruben is very ill.

2. What position does Magda take with the USIS?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Translator.

3. What historical event happens two months prior to the Uruguayan students' arrival?
(a) The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) The assassination of Bobby Kennedy.
(c) The assassination of John Lennon.
(d) The assassination of John Kennedy.

4. Why is the woman angry at Senor Ruben?
(a) He left her for a young mistress.
(b) He got her pregnant.
(c) He lied to her about the beauty of his wife.
(d) He lied to her about not being married.

5. What evidence does Magda come across that supports what she overheard from her employer?
(a) A dead body.
(b) Photos from torture sessions.
(c) False confessions.
(d) Torture equipment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Magda see Janet and other American students?

2. How does Magda feel about her American family?

3. What confuses Emilia about Americans?

4. Why does Senora Francisca get a job?

5. What is shocking about the woman who comes to the barrio?

(see the answer key)

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