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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Minerva name her first child?
(a) Minou
(b) Mali
(c) Manna
(d) Matia

2. Who is Ramfis?
(a) A teacher
(b) A guard
(c) A son of Trujillo
(d) A revolutionary

3. Who has been regularly sending Minerva letters?
(a) Vance
(b) Raul
(c) Trujillo
(d) Lio

4. Who specifically tries to keep Minerva from having a good career?
(a) Trujillo
(b) Dede
(c) Her husband
(d) Her father

5. Who is Jaimito?
(a) A guard to Trujillo
(b) The landlord
(c) A teacher of the sisters
(d) The man courting Dede

6. Where is Lina sent when she gets pregnant?
(a) America
(b) Brazil
(c) Cuba
(d) Mexico

7. What does Patria think about becoming while in school?
(a) A nun
(b) A writer
(c) A teacher
(d) A rebel

8. What keeps Minerva from a good career after her second graduation?
(a) She has children
(b) She is a woman
(c) She is not allowed to practice
(d) She is not in a city area

9. Where does Patria live after she gets married?
(a) The college
(b) A farm
(c) With her in-laws
(d) The city

10. Why does Lio have to flee the country?
(a) He is on a mission
(b) He is a rebel
(c) He owes money
(d) His travel visa expires

11. When does this book begin?
(a) 1938
(b) 1928
(c) 1958
(d) 1948

12. What does ‘Viva’ mean in Spanish?
(a) Help him
(b) Hooray for
(c) Congratulations
(d) Long live

13. What is Lio’s last name?
(a) Montaro
(b) Morales
(c) Manuelo
(d) Martinez

14. What does Mariposa mean in Spanish?
(a) Butterfly
(b) Freedom
(c) Frog
(d) Love

15. Who does Dede talk to about her family?
(a) A priest
(b) A therapist
(c) A police officer
(d) A reporter

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patra name her first daughter?

2. What is Pedro’s last name?

3. Where is Patria when she regains her faith?

4. What month is Patria’s retreat held in?

5. Who has been hiding letters sent to Minerva?

(see the answer keys)

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