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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. When does Belicia go to live with her aunt?

2. What sport does Lola join in Santo Domingo?

3. What color are Jack's eyes?

4. What does Beli think she sees after her beating by the Secret Police?

5. Who was Lola's first pen pal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Police grab Beli a second time in Part I, Chapter Three?

2. Why does Oscar consider it odd that Miggs can get a girlfriend?

3. What does Oscar learn about Ana in Part I, Character One?

4. How does La Inca decide to send Beli to New York?

5. What does Oscar do when he spends the summer at his abuela Nena Inca's house?

6. Who are two other outcasts at school where Belicia attends?

7. Who is the Gangster's wife, and how did they meet?

8. How did Lola help her mother before she was thirteen?

9. What is Lola doing and why doesn't she want to come when her mother calls her into the bathroom at the beginning of Part I, Chapter 2?

10. Who were the Mirabal sisters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beli nearly died after her mother's death. What were some circumstances and reasons why Beli survived her infancy and childhood?

Essay Topic 2

Socorro was one to always worry. Why was Socorro one to worry and always imagine catastrophe just around the corner?

Essay Topic 3

Belicia got a scholarship to attend a good school. Why did it seem to be a good idea for Belicia to attend El Redentor, and why did it prove to be a bad decision?

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