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

2. Which guard's name means "old man"?
(a) Pato.
(b) Chiche.
(c) Vaca.
(d) Viejo.

3. How old were Carlos and Hugo when they were arrested?
(a) 16.
(b) 30.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

4. 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 warning about possible flooding.
(c) She hears an annoucement warning the public about families traveling at odd hours.
(d) She hears an annoucement about the new military government.

5. How are the prisoners required to address the guards?
(a) As "ma'am."
(b) As "soldier."
(c) As "master."
(d) As "senor."

Short Answer Questions

1. What evening was Zulma "Vasca" Izurieta taken to be killed?

2. What does Maria Elena worry about her health?

3. What sound does she perceive the drip cans to be making?

4. Though Chiche went to the university, what has he become?

5. How were Maria Elena and Benja killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Alicia the first time she called for a "Senor"?

2. On what list are Graciela and Raul listed?

3. Why was Alicia suspicious of a newspaper report that surfaced claiming two couples were killed in a confrontation with the military in their area?

4. What does Alicia say is the only thing certain in their lives other than bread?

5. What does Death take from the old man because She has an overcrowded carriage?

6. How does she feel while being punished by Peine?

7. What was the Gendarme Nacional?

8. How does she feel when she is able to wash her hands with the leak?

9. Why are Alicia and her husband placed side by side?

10. How do the prisoners communicate with the bread?

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