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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. What does Minerva name her first child?

2. Why does Minerva not do what Lio asks of her when he has to flee the country?

3. What was the name of Dede’s father?

4. How does Dede feel about Lio when she first meets him?

5. Who does Mary Teresa marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lio go into hiding?

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

4. How does Trujillo respond to what happens at the dance party?

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

6. Who is Hilda?

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

8. How is Enrique freed after he is arrested?

9. What saves Minerva’s marriage?

10. How did Dede feel about Lio when they met?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Dede’s relationship with her husband is different from the other relationships in the book. How is it different and what is the effect of this?

Essay Topic 3

Trujillo’s opinion of Minerva changes a great deal throughout the book. How does it change, and why?

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