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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. What was the family joke about Allende?
(a) She squeaked when she laughed
(b) Her ears are so big
(c) She walked like a duck
(d) If her mother took the right child from the hospital
2. What did the Allendes do at the mental institution?
(a) Pick fruit in the orchards
(b) Sing for patients
(c) Read to patients
(d) Visit relatives
3. Who is Pablo?
(a) Allende's boyfriend
(b) Allende's uncle
(c) Allende's brother
(d) Allende's father
4. In what business did Tata and his sons work?
(a) Wool
(b) Banking
(c) Coffee
(d) Pottery
5. Why was Allende expelled from school?
(a) Rebellion against conformity
(b) Swearing
(c) Starting fights
(d) Stealing
Short Answer Questions
1. Allende bases a character in which of her books on her grandmother?
2. Where does Ernesto's father return to?
3. What did Tio Ramon do for Allende's mother and brothers?
4. To what city do Allende and her family return after the scandals in Peru?
5. What does Allende's mother give her to express herself?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Ernesto's devotion to his wife, Paula.
2. Describe Allende's son, Nicolas, during his teenage years in Caracas.
3. Describe Allende's parents.
4. How does Allende's distress about Paula exhibit in dreams?
5. How does Allende describe her time in Caracas?
6. When did writing become an expression for Allende?
7. What other relatives come to the hospital to visit Paula?
8. What topic does Allende turn to during the dark days of waiting at the hospital in Spain?
9. Describe the format of the book.
10. What definitive news does Allende receive about Paula's condition?
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