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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. Who has been regularly sending Minerva letters?

2. How did Sinita’s father die?

3. What is shocking about the man who gets Lina pregnant?

4. What does Mary Teresa have to do when Hilda is caught?

5. Who does Patria name her third child after?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes away Patria’s faith?

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

3. Why does Minerva get involved in a play?

4. How does Mary Teresa narrate differently than her sisters?

5. How does Trujillo respond to Minerva’s play?

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

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

8. What caused Sinita to hate Trujillo?

9. Who is Lio?

10. How is Enrique freed after he is arrested?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author places some information about the Dominican Republic throughout this book for us. Why do you think she did that, and how did this affect the pace of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The Mirabal sisters are all very different from each other. What are some of the defining characteristics of each woman?

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