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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2-3, Latrine, Birthday.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many Argentines "disappeared" between 1976 and 1979?
(a) Almost 15,000.
(b) Over 50,000.
(c) Exactly 24,594.
(d) Almost 30,000.

2. Though the game is cruel, what does Alicia secretly enjoy?
(a) She enjoys the hot sun.
(b) She enjoys the feeling of running.
(c) She enjoys her tennis shoes.
(d) She enjoys the guards' stupidity.

3. When the visitor promises her a treat, what room is Alicia staying in?
(a) She is in the guards' quarters.
(b) She is in the guards' bathroom.
(c) She is in a room for prisoners with bad behavior who refuse to collaborate.
(d) She is in the sunroom, directly across from the torture room.

4. What does the "little frog" represent?
(a) The subversive message.
(b) The time period.
(c) The song of the human heart.
(d) The regime in power.

5. Why does the guard turn on the radio?
(a) To cover up the screams from the torture room.
(b) As a treat for the prisoners.
(c) As a celebration for Alicia's birthday.
(d) He makes a show of telling the prisoners his favorite song is on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alicia refuse to do, though directly commanded by Loro and Peine?

2. What does her husband do when he is tortured?

3. The day Alicia sleeps for eighteen hours, what trip does she miss?

4. What treat was Alicia promised for her birthday?

5. Where do the prisoners go to relieve themselves?

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