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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mamasita arrange for Magda at the end of the book?
(a) Magda will hide in the Uruguayan countryside until Marco comes for her.
(b) Magda is to be flown to Europe to expose what is going on in Uruguay.
(c) Magda is to be flown to America to live out her life.
(d) Magda is to take on an assumed identity and resume working for the government in order to free Marco.

2. What is awaiting Marco when he returns to Montevideo?
(a) His father's anger.
(b) Torture and arrest.
(c) A promotion.
(d) Death.

3. What does Magda admit to Marco in Chapter 19?
(a) Her hatred for her family.
(b) Her love for him.
(c) Her connections with the Tupas.
(d) Her guilt over Jaime's death.

4. In Chapter 16, what does Magda decide to do with her life?
(a) She wants to start a family right away.
(b) She wants to run Caupolican.
(c) She wants to become a doctor in America.
(d) She wants to live abroad.

5. What is the purpose of the Tupas taking a hostage?
(a) They will send the hostage to a country from which there is no return.
(b) They will kill the hostage for the safety of many.
(c) They will force the government release some of the Tupas.
(d) They will try to convert the hostage to their side.

6. What does Marco tell Magda about Uruguay?
(a) How America has invaded their country.
(b) The political unrest.
(c) The beautiful countryside.
(d) How the Tupamaros have taken over.

7. What classes does Magda take at university?
(a) Acting.
(b) Pre-law studies.
(c) Pre-medical studies.
(d) Business and land management.

8. What does Jaime want from Magda's mother?
(a) A visa to the United States.
(b) Magda's hand in marriage.
(c) The family ranch.
(d) The family fortune.

9. Who helps Magda deal with her guilt over Mitrione?
(a) Senora Francisca.
(b) Marco.
(c) Mamacita.
(d) Gabriela.

10. What happens to Emilia in prison?
(a) She is treated kindly.
(b) She is forced to sign false confessions.
(c) She is beaten and tortured.
(d) She is completely isolated.

11. How does Emilia prove to the Tupas that she can be trusted?
(a) She shows her scars.
(b) She tells them she is Magda's friend.
(c) She drops her mother's name.
(d) She tells them Marco sent her.

12. What happens in Uruguay during Magda's absence?
(a) The Tupamaros win.
(b) A dictator takes over.
(c) Josefa passes away.
(d) Mamacita passes away.

13. What makes Magda hesitant in Chapter 13?
(a) Marco's marriage proposal.
(b) Visiting Gabriela.
(c) Carnival.
(d) Jaime's marriage proposal.

14. What movie do Marco and Magda plan to see together?
(a) "Help!"
(b) "Yellow Submarine."
(c) "A Hard Day's Night."
(d) "Let It Be."

15. What challenge is thrown when Jaime insults the officer?
(a) A duel.
(b) A race.
(c) A verbal fight.
(d) A fist fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has become affiliated with the Tupamaros by Chapter 17?

2. How does Magda retain her sanity during her months of captivity?

3. What happens when Marco visits Magda in Chapter 22?

4. What do the three women presented with relationship problems choose to do?

5. Where does Mamasita take Magda to help her recover from the tragedy?

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