3. What does someone have to do to get the person who was arrested after the party out of prison?
(a) Apologize
(b) Sign a contract
(c) Make a public statement
(d) Make love with Trujillo

4. Who uses the nickname of Mariposa?
(a) Patria
(b) Lina
(c) Dede
(d) Minerva

5. What does Minerva leave behind at a party she leaves early?
(a) Her purse
(b) Her scarf
(c) Her hat
(d) Her card

6. When did Dede meet Lio?
(a) 1968
(b) 1948
(c) 1958
(d) 1978

7. How does Maria Teresa narrate her sections?
(a) In past tense
(b) First person narrative
(c) Transcription
(d) Through journal entries

8. How does Minerva take the attention off the near assassination during her play?
(a) She starts a chant
(b) She dances
(c) She begins to sing
(d) She closes the curtain

9. Why is it strange for Minerva’s family to leave early from an important party?
(a) They are the guests of honor
(b) The dinner hasn’t been served yet
(c) Trujillo has not left yet
(d) It is illegal

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

11. Where is this book set?
(a) Ecuador
(b) The Dominican Republic
(c) Argentina
(d) Panama

12. What was Maria Teresa’s favorite pleasure as a child?
(a) Cinnamon rolls
(b) Clothing
(c) Candy
(d) Days on the beach

13. Where did Minerva meet Hilda?
(a) The market
(b) School
(c) Church
(d) A festival

14. Who tries to kill Trujillo during Minerva’s play?
(a) Dede
(b) Patria
(c) Sinita
(d) Elsa

15. Why is Minerva so shocked about what Sinita says?
(a) She has been raised to revere Trujillo
(b) It is against the law
(c) Minerva has never met someone like this
(d) Sinita seems so calm