View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sinita tell Minerva that shocks her?
(a) She is pregnant
(b) She isn’t attracted to men
(c) She is a rebel
(d) She hates Trujillo

2. What helps heal Minerva’s marital problems?
(a) They go away together for a while
(b) They join the rebellion
(c) They have a child
(d) They go to church

3. Why does Minerva do something dramatic while dancing with someone?
(a) She knows it is a public place
(b) She has missed him
(c) She feels it is expected of her
(d) She gets tired of lewd behavior

4. Why does Mary Teresa join the rebellion?
(a) She falls in love with a rebel
(b) She is assaulted by Trujillo
(c) She sees someone killed by Trujillo
(d) She is bored

5. What is Lio’s occupation?
(a) Doctor
(b) Politician
(c) Author
(d) Farmer

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of school does Minerva go to?

2. Why does someone try to keep Minerva from having a good career?

3. What does Minerva leave behind at a party she leaves early?

4. Who does Minerva marry?What does Minerva name her first child?

5. Where is this book set?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hilda?

2. What happens to Lina?

3. How does Dede’s life compare to the prediction of her future?

4. Why does Minerva get involved in a play?

5. What saves Minerva’s marriage?

6. How did Minerva feel about her schooling?

7. What is the rebel movement named, and why?

8. What is Patria’s hardest decision as a young lady?

9. How did Dede feel about Lio when they met?

10. What significance does the word ‘Mariposa’ have on this book?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 560 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample