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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marco tell Magda about Uruguay?
(a) The political unrest.
(b) How America has invaded their country.
(c) The beautiful countryside.
(d) How the Tupamaros have taken over.

2. What is Raquel's problem with her potential marriage?
(a) She is not in love with her boyfriend.
(b) She does not like men.
(c) She is pregnant with another man's child.
(d) She can marry for love or to help her family.

3. What does Magda do with the blood and sweat that creeps into her cell?
(a) She washes it away.
(b) She soaks it up with toilet paper.
(c) She ignores it.
(d) She soaks it up with her clothing.

4. What classes does Magda take at university?
(a) Pre-law studies.
(b) Acting.
(c) Business and land management.
(d) Pre-medical studies.

5. What does Jaime want from Magda's mother?
(a) The family ranch.
(b) Magda's hand in marriage.
(c) The family fortune.
(d) A visa to the United States.

6. What movie do Marco and Magda plan to see together?
(a) "Help!"
(b) "Let It Be."
(c) "A Hard Day's Night."
(d) "Yellow Submarine."

7. What is the purpose of the Tupas taking a hostage?
(a) They will send the hostage to a country from which there is no return.
(b) They will force the government release some of the Tupas.
(c) They will try to convert the hostage to their side.
(d) They will kill the hostage for the safety of many.

8. How do both sides feel about the link between them?
(a) Both sides refuse to negotiate.
(b) Neither side wants to negotiate, but they are working together.
(c) Both sides are eager to negotiate.
(d) Both sides refuse to acknowledge the negotiator.

9. Who is captured at the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) Senora Francisca.
(b) Emilia.
(c) Lilita.
(d) Ramiro.

10. Why did Mitrione kidnap beggars?
(a) He was trying to help them by getting them off the streets.
(b) He was trying to turn them into soldiers.
(c) He was using them for torture experiments.
(d) He believed the beggars ran the Tupas.

11. What keeps Marco safe during the tumultuous times?
(a) His skills as a translator.
(b) His knowledge of the city.
(c) His ties within the Tupamaros.
(d) His father's military connections.

12. What happens in Uruguay during Magda's absence?
(a) Mamacita passes away.
(b) The Tupamaros win.
(c) A dictator takes over.
(d) Josefa passes away.

13. For what occasion is Magda brought from her cell?
(a) Cora and Ramiro's wedding.
(b) Ramiro's funeral.
(c) Marco's funeral.
(d) The birth of Cora's child.

14. After the duel, what picture is in the newspaper the next day?
(a) Jaime's dead body.
(b) The taxi driver running after Magda.
(c) Marco sneaking Magda away.
(d) Magda's bloodstained face.

15. What does Magda give up when she decides she cannot be with Jaime?
(a) Studying in America.
(b) Studying in Asia.
(c) Studying in Europe.
(d) Studying in Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has become affiliated with the Tupamaros by Chapter 17?

2. What can Magda hear in the cell next to her?

3. What does Magda do to start realizing her new dream?

4. How does Magda retain her sanity during her months of captivity?

5. Why is Magda never physically harmed in prison?

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