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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. What is Patichoti's nickname for Alicia?

2. How does Alicia detect the guard is still in the room, though he tries to fool her into thinking he has left?

3. What is the unexpected advantage of Alicia's nose?

4. What racial association does Alicia have for her nose?

5. While doing political work, what did Alicia and her compatriots use?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is a military coup?

4. Why isn't Alicia frightened when Chiche threatens to make soap out of her?

5. Why are Argentine youth suppressed after the military takes over rule of the country?

6. After waking from a nap about her daughter, what does Alicia discover about herself?

7. Who are Nestor and Mary?

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

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

10. Why do Alicia and Vasca find the plastic daisy so ludicrous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the denim jacket.

1) Where does the jacket come from?

2) Why is Alicia both excited and horrified by the jacket?

3) What does the jacket symbolize?

4) Why does Alicia feel less pain when beaten with the jacket on?

Essay Topic 2

Alicia mentions that the government began to release people after getting pressure internationally. Do you think without such pressure the atrocities would have continued? Why or why not? As members of the world community, how responsible are we to aid in such situations? Can you think of any other humanitarian situation recently where the international community became involved? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Alicia using information from the work. Be sure to include:

1) What are her values?

2) What does she believe in?

3) How does she stay true to herself?

4) What are her goals?

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