What did Maria do after her conversation with Saturno?

Got angry and ripped Franco's print off the wall.

Somebody who has absolute power over a county.

What happened to Maria after her "attack of rage"?

She had water thrown on her and turpentine injected.

Why is Saturno's certainty that she has cheated on him described as "burning"?

He is angry and it has been raging for a long time.

What type of place is Maria taken to by the bus?

The place can be called all three.

Why should she have not trusted him?

He admitted her as a patient after their conversation.

Why does Maria decide to sleep with the night matron?

A message will be sent to Saturno.

What should a point in an analytical paragraph do?

Make a clear statement that answers the question.

Why do you think it's significant that a print of a dictator is hanging up in the sanatorium?

The staff at the sanatorium have absolute power.

What is odd about the bus that picks Maria up?

There are a group of women on it, fast asleep.

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1
What word could best describe the night matron's behavior towards Maria?
Vicious.
Harrassing.
Concerned.
Acceptable.
2
What did Maria do after her conversation with Saturno?
Persuaded Herculina to let her call Saturno again.
Attacked the night matron.
Got angry and ripped Franco's print off the wall.
Was calm but really sad.
3
Where is Maria from?
Italy
Colombia
Mexico
Spain
4
What is a dictator?
Somebody who has absolute power over a county.
Somebody who rules democratically.
Somebody who can easily be voted out of power.
Somebody who rules with the military.
5
What is Maria's husband called?
Pluto
Neptuno
Saturno
Marso
6
At night, who scares Maria the most?
Herculina.
The doctor.
The matrons.
The night matron.
7
What happened to Maria after her "attack of rage"?
She had water thrown on her and turpentine injected.
They injected turpentine into her legs.
She was hit.
She had cold water thrown on her.
8
What is the name of the woman in charge of the sanitorium?
Hedwig
Hagrid
Hercules
Herculina
9
Saturno trusts Maria.
True
False
10
Why is Saturno's certainty that she has cheated on him described as "burning"?
He is not as jealous as he thinks he is.
He is hot when he says it.
He lights up when he thinks about it.
He is angry and it has been raging for a long time.
11
Where is the story set?
Colombia
Mexico
Italy
Spain
12
Where is the author of the story from?
Mexico
Italy
Spain
Colombia
13
What type of place is Maria taken to by the bus?
A hospital for the mentally ill.
The place can be called all three.
A sanatorium.
An asylum
14
Why should she have not trusted him?
He told Saturno that she was ill.
He told Herculina to treat her badly.
He told all of her secrets to the matrons.
He admitted her as a patient after their conversation.
15
Whose lithograph hangs on the wall?
Francisco Franco
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
16
Who was Franco?
A Spanish overlord.
A Spanish king.
A Spanish president.
A Spanish dictator.
17
What do you need at the start and end of any quotation?
any punctuation
a period
a comma
speech marks
18
Why does Maria decide to sleep with the night matron?
A message will be sent to Saturno.
She likes the night matron.
Herculina forces her.
She is allowed to call Saturno.
19
What makes a strong analysis?
Closely analyzing a word/phrase from the quotation.
Referring back to the point.
All three.
Detail.
20
Who is the person that Maria feels very comfortable with at the sanatorium?
The night matron
Herculina.
The doctor.
21
What should a point in an analytical paragraph do?
Respond to a question.
Make a clear statement that answers the question.
Make a clear statement.
Use quotations.
22
What should your evidence do?
Be really long.
Add extra information.
Be part of your point.
Support your point.
23
What has happened to Maria right at the start of the story?
She gets picked up by a bus.
Her car has broken down.
She is hitchhiking.
She is travelling somewhere.
24
Why do you think it's significant that a print of a dictator is hanging up in the sanatorium?
The staff want to show respect.
The staff at the sanatorium love their country.
The staff at the sanatorium have absolute power.
The staff are patriotic.
25
What is odd about the bus that picks Maria up?
There are a group of women on it, fast asleep.
There is nobody on it.
There are a group of young women on it, fast asleep.
The bus has sleeping men and women on it.

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