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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many times a day are the prisoners allowed to relieve themselves?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Two or three.
(d) Four or five.
2. When the visitor promises her a treat, what room is Alicia staying in?
(a) She is in the sunroom, directly across from the torture room.
(b) She is in the guards' quarters.
(c) She is in the guards' bathroom.
(d) She is in a room for prisoners with bad behavior who refuse to collaborate.
3. 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) He makes a show of telling the prisoners his favorite song is on.
(d) As a celebration for Alicia's birthday.
4. After her experience, what word does Alicia use to describe God?
(a) She sees God as false.
(b) She sees God at life.
(c) She sees God as consuming.
(d) She sees God as a pretext.
5. What shoes does the protagonist wear during the beginning of her stay at the Little School?
(a) Swim fins.
(b) Mismatched house slippers, one with a plastic daisy.
(c) Sandals.
(d) High heels that are too small.
6. What does Partnoy do to oppose the new military regime?
(a) She lobbies for aid from other countries.
(b) She produces and distributes pamphlets.
(c) She confronts the General.
(d) She organizes strikes and raids.
7. Why does the game end as quickly as it begins?
(a) The guards get in trouble.
(b) All the prisoners attempt escape.
(c) It begins to rain.
(d) Maria Elena faints out of weakness.
8. Why does Alicia arm-wrestle Abuelo?
(a) She is feeling competitive and knows she can win.
(b) She is going insane with boredom.
(c) She knows he cannot touch her.
(d) She is trying to keep him from beating Benja.
9. On what street do Alicia's parents live?
(a) Uruguay Street.
(b) Paraguay Street.
(c) Ecuador Street.
(d) Chile Street.
10. What kind of treatment was Graciela given?
(a) She was blinded.
(b) She was tortured.
(c) She was deprived of medicine.
(d) She was exiled.
11. What does Loro do when she refuses his command?
(a) He slaps her twelve times.
(b) He takes away her pillow and blanket.
(c) He threatens to kill her daughter.
(d) He pushes her into the latrine.
12. What is the guards' euphemism for death and burial?
(a) "Eternal darkness."
(b) "The end of the day."
(c) "Back to the beginning."
(d) "See how the radishes grow."
13. Where do the prisoners go to relieve themselves?
(a) The bucket.
(b) The guard's bathroom.
(c) The latrine.
(d) The hallway bathroom.
14. What is Nestor's nickname for Alicia?
(a) His Amor Alicia.
(b) His Jewish sister.
(c) His Argentine sister.
(d) His Little Licia.
15. What color is Alicia's dress as she peeps under her blindfold?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.
Short Answer Questions
1. What physical problem had Alicia's nose caused her in the past?
2. About how many Argentines "disappeared" between 1976 and 1979?
3. What does Alicia refuse to do, though directly commanded by Loro and Peine?
4. What was Partnoy's weight during her captivity?
5. Who had Alicia missed at the Little School by several days?
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