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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. What is Trujillo seeking?
(a) Passion
(b) Peace in his country
(c) Self-sufficiency for his people
(d) Absolute power

2. What happens after Manolo surrenders?
(a) He takes a job and moves on
(b) He is murdered
(c) He kills himself
(d) He is sent to prison

3. Where is Puerto Plata?
(a) Along the shore
(b) In the mountains
(c) In the jungle
(d) Near the border

4. What does Minerva hang her hopes on after she is released from prison?
(a) An invasion
(b) Her husband’s release
(c) An assassination
(d) Letters from Lio

5. What was done with Patria’s car after her death?
(a) It was left on the side of the road
(b) It was sold
(c) It was blown up
(d) It was pushed off a cliff

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of prisoners is Mary Teresa kept with?

2. What happens after Mary Teresa tells someone about her torture?

3. When did Dede have some serious marital problems?

4. How many women are in the cell with Minerva?

5. How did Patria die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the sisters’ children cared for after they die?

2. How does Minerva respond to the failure of what she puts her hope in after being released from prison?

3. Who tells the most about the experience in prison, and how is it described?

4. Who is Victor, and how is he important to the plot?

5. Who is Margarita?

6. Who is Rufino and why is he important to the plot?

7. What happens to Mary Teresa in prison?

8. What causes Patria to lose her farm?

9. What happens after Mary Teresa reports her struggles in prison?

10. What does Lio say when he talks to Dede after the murders?

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