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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Minerva go after graduating from school?
(a) Some dorm rooms
(b) Her mother’s house
(c) Patria’s farm
(d) A house in town

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

3. What incriminating evidence gets left behind at the party Minerva leaves early?
(a) Letters
(b) Pamphlets
(c) Addresses
(d) Photographs

4. What kind of retreat does Patria go on?
(a) A women’s retreat
(b) An educational retreat
(c) A religious retreat
(d) A political retreat

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

6. What kind of school does Minerva go to as a child?
(a) Art school
(b) Medical school
(c) Boarding school
(d) Catholic school

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

8. Why is it ironic for Patria to lose her faith?
(a) She is married to a priest
(b) She almost became a nun
(c) She is in the choir
(d) She never doubts

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

10. How many illegitimate daughters does Enrique have?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) 4

11. Who uses the nickname of Mariposa?
(a) Lina
(b) Patria
(c) Dede
(d) Minerva

12. Who inspires Patria most while she is in school?
(a) Trujillo
(b) Books
(c) Her family
(d) Her teacher

13. What weapon is used to try and kill Trujillo during Minerva’s play?
(a) Gun
(b) Sling
(c) Arrow
(d) Spear

14. Why does Minerva not do what Lio asks of her when he has to flee the country?
(a) She doesn’t feel the same way he does
(b) She is too scared
(c) She never gets the chance
(d) She is never given the item

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Minerva out of school before she moves on to her next goal?

2. How many people are in Minerva’s play?

3. What keeps Minerva from a good career after her second graduation?

4. Where is Lina sent when she gets pregnant?

5. What is Pedro’s occupation?

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