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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the secret phrase that the mother sent to Don Victor to tell him that there was trouble?

2. What was the country's slogan in the Dominican Republic?

3. What did the grandmother supervise religiously?

4. What did Carla find under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning?

5. What did Sandi want as a souvenir from the restaurant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of political situation was in place on the island when the girls were little? Did the fact that the girls seem unaware of the dangers on the island have anything to do with the trauma after their move to the U.S.? Do you think the girls would have done better had they been better informed as children, or would the same fear have taken over as it did during the Cuban Missile Crisis years later? Were they not told because they were girls? Would they have been treated differently as boys? Why do you think that?

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship between the servants and the family on the island? Does this change once they reach the States? Why? Why not? How do the children relate to the servants? Is their relationship different from the parents? Why?

Essay Topic 3

If the key to life is happiness, who is happy at the end of the novel? Who do you think made the transition to America with the greatest ease? Why?

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