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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ernesto's father return to?
(a) Bogota
(b) Africa
(c) Paris
(d) The Amazon

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

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

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

5. How old is Allende when she returns to Tata's house from Lebanon?
(a) 10
(b) 21
(c) 18
(d) 15

6. To what city do Allende and her family return after the scandals in Peru?
(a) Santiago
(b) Rio de Janeiro
(c) Nassau
(d) Cancun

7. How many years are Paula and Ernesto married when Paula gets sick?
(a) Almost five
(b) Not quite one
(c) Just past seven
(d) Nearly two

8. Who has been Allende's constant companion while in Madrid?
(a) Pancho
(b) Her mother
(c) Willie
(d) Ernesto

9. What does Allende take to help her sleep at night?
(a) Tylenol P.M.
(b) Ambien
(c) Elavil
(d) Valerian

10. Who is Meme?
(a) Allende's grandmother
(b) Allende's poodle
(c) Allende's aunt
(d) Allende's daughter

11. What gift does Allende remember getting for Christmas one year?
(a) Surf board
(b) Roller skates
(c) A doll
(d) Paints and brushes

12. How old was Allende's mother when she had Allende?
(a) 17
(b) 25
(c) 29
(d) 20

13. What does Allende do after Paula has been in the hospital for 100 days?
(a) Goes back to San Francisco
(b) Pulls life support systems
(c) Moves to Madrid
(d) Sends her mother back to Chile

14. What was Michael's occupation when they married?
(a) Engineer
(b) Librarian
(c) Lawyer
(d) College student

15. Which of the following does Ernesto not do during Paula's illness?
(a) Leaves items under her pillow
(b) Makes tape recorded messages
(c) Visits every day
(d) Brings flowers

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city do Allende, her mother and brothers follow Tio Ramon when he is transferred?

2. Where does Allende work in her first job after graduating high school?

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

4. What was not hidden in Tio Ramon's wardrobe?

5. What does Allende try to force Paula's doctors to do?

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