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

2. What did the family put in front of the windows while living in Beirut?
(a) Room darkening shades
(b) Mattresses
(c) Potted plants
(d) Lamps

3. Who was Tata?
(a) Allende's grandfather
(b) Allende's gardener
(c) Allende's poodle
(d) Allende's chauffeur

4. What disease was Paula diagnosed with?
(a) Epilepsy
(b) Cancer
(c) Diabetes
(d) Porphyria

5. Who is Willie?
(a) Allende's accountant
(b) Allende's driver
(c) Allende's editor
(d) Allende's husband

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Allende expelled from school?

2. How old was Allende's mother when she had Allende?

3. Where did Allende paint murals?

4. In what city do Allende, her mother and brothers live with Tio Ramon while he works at the Chilean embassy?

5. Which one of Allende's brothers was a great scholar?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old is Allende in this section and what is the state of her mental and physical conditions?

2. Describe the format of the book.

3. Explain the courtship between Allende and her first husband, Michael.

4. How did Shakespeare's plays influence Allende's writing?

5. What was the influence of Uncle Pablo in Allende's life?

6. What is Allende's wish for Paula now and what does Allende say she tries to do to make it happen?

7. What does Allende recall about the political unrest in Lebanon where the family was living in the late 1950s?

8. What were Allende's political beliefs and how did she feel about President Salvador Allende?

9. What are the circumstances that bring Allende back in contact with her father and his side of the family?

10. What other relatives come to the hospital to visit Paula?

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