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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would Tata take Allende and her brothers sometimes?
(a) Wrestling matches
(b) The circus
(c) Tractor pulls
(d) County fair

2. Why did Allende feel guilty about Paula's disease?
(a) For making fun of her symptoms
(b) For passing on the tendency to get it
(c) For not noticing it earlier
(d) For ignoring Paula's pleas for help

3. How old was Allende when she met her current husband, Willie?
(a) In her 40s
(b) In her 30s
(c) In her 50s
(d) In her 20s

4. How many years was Ernesto's father in exile in South America?
(a) 10
(b) 5
(c) 25
(d) 30

5. Which of the following people does not come to the hospital from South America?
(a) Allende's mother
(b) Allende's husband
(c) Ernesto's father
(d) Paula's father

6. What was Pablo's passion?
(a) Cooking
(b) Reading
(c) Meditating
(d) Sculpting

7. The author flashes back to what time in this section?
(a) When she got married
(b) When she graduated college
(c) When her mother and brothers returned to Santiago
(d) When Paula was born

8. What does Allende's mother give her to express herself?
(a) A diary
(b) A piano
(c) Dance lessons
(d) Drama lessons

9. What does Allende feel bad about her inability to do?
(a) Finish her new book
(b) Stay at the hospital
(c) Cry
(d) Put Paula in God's hands

10. Who is Tomas?
(a) Allende's brother
(b) Allende's grandfather
(c) Allende's father
(d) Allende's son

11. What happens when Allende's father is involved in scandals in Peru?
(a) He is put on trial
(b) He is exiled
(c) The family must return to Chile
(d) He is jailed

12. What was Meme's special gift?
(a) Psychic abilities
(b) Making pies
(c) Giving speeches
(d) Sewing bridal gowns

13. Where does Allende's mother work to support her children?
(a) A restaurant
(b) A bank
(c) An insurance office
(d) A hair salon

14. Why does Allende decide to write down her history and stories?
(a) To teach a writing class
(b) To create a new book
(c) To help Paula reorient herself when she recovers
(d) To give to the historical society

15. Allende tells Paula that Paula was Tata's _______________________.
(a) Reason for living
(b) Favorite game partner
(c) Favorite singer
(d) Favorite great grandchild

Short Answer Questions

1. Who falls in love with Allende's mother after the scandals?

2. What position had Allende's father held in Peru?

3. Isabel Allende is a native of what country?

4. Who lures Allende into the woods for inappropriate reasons?

5. Where was Allende's home at the time?

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