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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which guard allows them to talk quietly?
(a) Chamame.
(b) Abuelo.
(c) Viejo.
(d) Vaca.

2. What do the prisoners have to do after they brush their teeth?
(a) They have to change beds.
(b) They receive dental appointments.
(c) They wash their faces in the guards' bathroom.
(d) They spit into a can.

3. What does Maria Elena worry about her health?
(a) She worries she is pregnant.
(b) She worries she has a cold.
(c) She worries her arm is broken.
(d) She worries she has a cavity.

4. How far along in her pregnancy was Graciela at the time of her arrest?
(a) Five months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Seven months.

5. Which guard allows them to disregard Bruja's order?
(a) Peine.
(b) Viejo.
(c) Vaca.
(d) Abuelo.

6. While taking an early morning bus with Ruth, what announcement does Alicia hear on the radio?
(a) She hears an annoucement about the end of the civil war.
(b) She hears an annoucement about the new military government.
(c) She hears an annoucement warning about possible flooding.
(d) She hears an annoucement warning the public about families traveling at odd hours.

7. One day upon catching sight of Maria Elena, what does Alicia create?
(a) A paiting.
(b) A blanket house.
(c) A bread sculpture.
(d) A poem.

8. What is the guard wearing over his face?
(a) A mask.
(b) Sunglasses.
(c) A bandage.
(d) A hood.

9. Which guard's name means "cow"?
(a) Chiche.
(b) Vaca.
(c) Abuelo.
(d) Loro.

10. Which guard allows the prisoners to talk?
(a) Vaca.
(b) Chamame.
(c) Viejo.
(d) Abuelo.

11. What do the prisoners use when they "dry clean" their hands?
(a) They use their blankets.
(b) They use their own saliva.
(c) They use their own tears.
(d) They use the curtains.

12. Who was the most senior of the "Senors"?
(a) General Jaime Velasquez Rivera.
(b) Lt. Juan Pablo Escobar.
(c) Lt. General Jorge Rafael Videla.
(d) President Juan Peron.

13. In what year was Alicia Partnoy born?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1968.

14. What does eating the bread remind the prisoner of?
(a) It reminds them of their spouses.
(b) It reminds them of their homes.
(c) It reminds them of their fight.
(d) It reminds them of the guards.

15. What did she do with the leaks from the roof?
(a) She used them to wash her hands.
(b) She used them to take a shower.
(c) She started a water game with the others.
(d) She used them for drinking water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which guard's name means "old man"?

2. Before the rainstorm, how long had it been since she washed her hands?

3. What has given the guard a headache?

4. Which of these guards was a shift supervisor?

5. Whose face is Alicia desperately trying to recall?

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