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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Benja positioned in their bunk room?

2. How many operations had Alicia had on her nose?

3. How many times a day are the prisoners allowed to relieve themselves?

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

5. Why does the guard turn on the radio?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why have Alicia and her nose reconciled at the Little School?

2. What is the "little train"?

3. After she is taken, what does Alicia realize about her flight to Mary and Nestor's house?

4. Why do the guards begin granting the prisoners privileges?

5. What does Alicia do to try and comfort Benja?

6. What action does the coup spur young Alicia to take?

7. What thought causes Alicia to stop being amused at Patichoti's jokes?

8. How did Alicia's name figure into her political work?

9. When told to slap Hugo in the face, what does Alicia do instead?

10. Why must Alicia stop trying telepathy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Alicia attempt telepathy? How successful is she at her attempts? What was she hoping to accomplish? What does she fear her lack of telepathic ability means?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the chapters written form Alicia's perspective and the chapter written from Graciela's perspective. How are they similar? How do they differ? Be sure to examine:

1) Syntax.

2) Rhythm.

3) Content.

Essay Topic 3

Water is used throughout the text. What does water typically symbolize? What does it symbolize for Alicia? How does water play into everyday life at the Little School? Why isn't Alicia bothered by the Chinese water torture? Choose at least three instances in the work involving water. Compare and contract the role of water throughout the work.

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