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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I: 1938-1946.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pedro help Patria decide?
(a) To leave her family
(b) To join the revolution
(c) To finish her education
(d) To not be a nun

2. What does Patra name her first daughter?
(a) Noris
(b) Nelson
(c) Newman
(d) Nada

3. How did Sinita’s father die?
(a) Trujillo had him killed
(b) He was robbed and murdered
(c) He was in a car accident
(d) He fell off his horse

4. Who narrates the second chapter?
(a) Maria Teresa
(b) Miranda
(c) Patria
(d) Minerva

5. Who stops Trujillo from being killed during Minerva’s play?
(a) A guard
(b) Trujillo’s son
(c) Minerva
(d) Sinita

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is silk mentioned at the beginning of the book?

2. What is Sinita’s last name?

3. Where is Patria when she regains her faith?

4. What was Maria Teresa’s favorite pleasure as a child?

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

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