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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who moved to Buenos Aires in order to help Eva organize her own acting troupe?
(a) Marinda.
(b) Magaldi.
(c) Juan.
(d) Peron.

2. Eva eventually became one of the highest paid __________ of the period.
(a) Writers.
(b) Radio actresses.
(c) Union reps.
(d) Public speakers.

3. ________ often had fits of rage that her family could not understand, after the funeral.
(a) Juana.
(b) Eva.
(c) Erminda.
(d) Carminda.

4. Working as a/an ___________ at the acting jobs was often expensive and only for girls of lower classes.
(a) Radio host.
(b) Actress.
(c) Announcer.
(d) Apprentice.

5. The Radical Party spoke out for the Argentine __________, which cause political upheaval at the time.
(a) Lower class.
(b) Middle class.
(c) Actors.
(d) Upper class.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peron was often seen as a _________, though he rarely wielded the power that he might have been able to use.

2. __________ said that he was the representative of an alliance between the Communists and the Oligarchs.

3. What became understaffed and overwhelmed when the walkout occurred, leading to changes in the government?

4. In what year did Eva and Peron go to visit Europe?

5. Where was Juan Peron born, according to the facts of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the ways that Colonel Peron supported the worked in his role as the Secretary of Labor?

2. What were the classes that made up Buenos Aires when Eva moved there as a younger girl?

3. What happened as a result of the military government not getting the support it needed?

4. What did Peron not have when he entered into the presidential campaign, according to the book?

5. What happened to Eva's father at the start of her life, which influenced her later on?

6. What was interesting about the way that the Spanish press covered the visit of Eva and Peron?

7. How many children did Juan and Juana have and what were their names?

8. Why did Eva not end up going to London, even though it had been an arranged stop on her tour of Europe?

9. Why did the workers celebrate their victory after the release of Colonel Peron, according to the book?

10. What did Eva need her mother for as she began to grow interested in becoming an actress?

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