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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 makes life dangerous for Mercedes while her family is in prison?
(a) Rebels visit her often
(b) Her house is under surveillance
(c) Her family name is slandered
(d) She is poor

2. How did Minerva die?
(a) She was stabbed
(b) She was poisoned
(c) She was shot
(d) She was beaten to death

3. What happens to Minerva when what she hoped for after being released from prison doesn’t happen?
(a) Her family turns against her
(b) Her devotion switches sides
(c) Her love for her husband diminishes
(d) Her spirit is crushed

4. How does Patria travel to visit her husband?
(a) She walks
(b) She does not visit him
(c) She takes a bus
(d) She drives

5. Why is it hard for Patria to visit her husband?
(a) She is pregnant
(b) He has been re-located
(c) She is searched and assaulted every time
(d) He has been very sick

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Margarita related to Patria?

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

3. Where does the family members not arrested stay while others are in prison?

4. What happens after Manolo surrenders?

5. Where does Trujillo talk about his biggest obstacles?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why doesn’t Dede join the rebellion?

4. What task is put on Dede when her sisters die?

5. How does Margarita help the family?

6. How do the Mirabal sisters die?

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

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

9. What gives Minerva hope after she is released from prison?

10. What happens to Mary Teresa in prison?

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