Characters/Relationships
Daily Life
Resistance
Important Objects
Historical Context
100

Who is the narrator of "The Little School"

Alicia Partnoy 

100

Prisoners are usually kept in this position to prevent them from seeing anything.

Blindfolded

100

How do prisoners send secret messages?

Whispering, tapping, or using small objects


100
What object reminds Alicia of home?

A Comb

100

Where did the Dirty War take place?

Argentina

200

What is the name of Alicia's Daughter

Ruth

200

Prisoners refer to the building they are kept in by this term.

 The Little School

200

How does Alicia keep track of time during the day

Noticing small changes in light, or routine changes

200

What small food item does Alicia treasure?

Bread crumbs

200

What was the goal of the military dictatorship during the Dirty War

To eliminate political opposition

300

Name a character that Alicia communicates with early in the book.

Graciela, Benja, or Vasco

300

Prisoners' interactions and communication are often done through these methods

Whisperings and Gestures

300

Why is smiling or laughing seen as resistance

Because it shows the guards their spirits aren't broken enough

300

What small item does Alicia wish she had to write a secret message?

Pencil, or Pen

300

What term is used to describe the people who were kidnapped and never seen again?

The disappeared

400

Which prisoner teaches Alicia a way to send secret messages

Benja

400

What basic needs are defied to prisoners.

Food, hygiene, light, sleep

400

What does Alicia do to resist mentally

Think of talking to her daughter or walking in familiar places

400

What does Alicia dream about brushing

Her hair

400

Name the group of women who protested to find their missing children

Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

500

What does Alicia dream of doing once reunited with her family?

Holding her daughter or other simple family moments

500
Prisoners are often forced to do this to humiliate and control them during interrogations

Undressing

500

Name a non-physical way prisoners resist oppression.

Memory, storytelling or imagination


500

What does Alicia imagine sewing onto clothes

Buttons

500

During what years did the Dirty War mainly occur?

(1976-1983)

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