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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why can’t Dede start a relationship with Lio?
(a) She doesn’t trust him
(b) She knows he is married
(c) She is involved with another man
(d) She knows her sister loves him

4. Who gets Lina pregnant?
(a) The school master
(b) Trujillo
(c) Her uncle
(d) A professor at the school

5. Which of the sisters writes a lot about childhood?
(a) Minerva
(b) Dede
(c) Patria
(d) Maria Teresa

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lio’s last name?

2. What does Mariposa mean in Spanish?

3. What weapon is used to try and kill Trujillo during Minerva’s play?

4. Where is the party held that Minerva attends after discovering letters have been hid from her?

5. Why is Minerva so shocked about what Sinita says?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dede doing at the beginning of the book?

2. How does Patria make the hardest choice of her youth?

3. How does Enrique feel about his children?

4. What caused Sinita to hate Trujillo?

5. How did Minerva feel about her schooling?

6. Why does Mary Teresa join the rebellion?

7. What convinces Patria to join the rebel movement?

8. Why does Minerva get involved in a play?

9. What happens on June 14th?

10. What happens between Minerva and Trujillo at the dance party?

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