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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Minerva’s school as a child?

2. How many illegitimate daughters does Enrique have?

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

4. When did Enrique die?

5. What does Minerva name her first child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are people interested in Dede’s story?

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

3. Why does Lio go into hiding?

4. What happened during Minerva’s play?

5. Who is Lio?

6. Why is Enrique arrested?

7. What does Lio ask of Minvera when he goes into hiding?

8. How is Enrique freed after he is arrested?

9. What is the political climate in the Dominican Republic at the time of this book?

10. Why does Minerva get involved in a play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dede is not able to help her sisters. Why is this, and what does this teach us?

Essay Topic 2

Many political ideas are shared in this book. What are these ideas, who believes in them, and how does this affect the tone of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Purity is a main theme of this book. How is this theme presented, and why would this be so central in a plot like this?

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