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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lio have to flee the country?
(a) He is a rebel
(b) He is on a mission
(c) His travel visa expires
(d) He owes money

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

3. What is Pedro’s last name?
(a) Ramirez
(b) Perez
(c) Moralez
(d) Gonzalez

4. Who is Jaimito?
(a) The man courting Dede
(b) A guard to Trujillo
(c) The landlord
(d) A teacher of the sisters

5. Who narrates this book?
(a) Soldiers
(b) The Mirabel sisters
(c) Trujillo’s men
(d) Reporters

6. Who does Trujillo arrest after the party?
(a) Vance
(b) Pedrito
(c) Enrique
(d) Lio

7. Who does Patria name her third child after?
(a) Her father
(b) A famous rebel
(c) Her brother
(d) Her uncle

8. Where is Patria when she regains her faith?
(a) At the market
(b) Passing a church
(c) In her bed
(d) In the post office

9. Who tries to kill Trujillo during Minerva’s play?
(a) Sinita
(b) Patria
(c) Elsa
(d) Dede

10. Why is silk mentioned at the beginning of the book?
(a) Dede hates the feel of it
(b) Dede has fond memories of it
(c) Dede buried her sisters in it
(d) Dede wears it often

11. Why does Mary Teresa join the rebellion?
(a) She sees someone killed by Trujillo
(b) She is bored
(c) She is assaulted by Trujillo
(d) She falls in love with a rebel

12. What does ‘Viva’ mean in Spanish?
(a) Help him
(b) Congratulations
(c) Long live
(d) Hooray for

13. What does someone have to do to get the person who was arrested after the party out of prison?
(a) Apologize
(b) Make a public statement
(c) Sign a contract
(d) Make love with Trujillo

14. Where is the party held that Minerva attends after discovering letters have been hid from her?
(a) At the main plaza
(b) Outdoors
(c) In a ballroom
(d) In a cathedral

15. How long is Minerva out of school before she moves on to her next goal?
(a) 3 days
(b) 3 months
(c) 3 weeks
(d) 3 years

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maria Teresa not like Hilda?

2. When does this book begin?

3. Who does Mary Teresa marry?

4. Why does Minerva perform a play?

5. What makes Dede scared to get close to Lio?

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