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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Victor’s job?
(a) To keep tabs on the family
(b) To threaten people for Trujillo
(c) To find girls for Trujillo
(d) To spy on the rebellion

2. Why does Trujillo allow someone to be released from prison?
(a) To improve his image
(b) To save on the cost of keeping him locked up
(c) To get cooperation from the family
(d) To hide his real motives

3. How is Mary Teresa tortured?
(a) All of the above
(b) She is starved
(c) She is electrocuted
(d) She is whipped

4. Where are inspectors for the prison sent from?
(a) Cuba
(b) Puerto Rico
(c) The United States of America
(d) Mexico

5. What does Minerva say brings the best out in her?
(a) Injustice
(b) Adversity
(c) Kindness
(d) Preparation

6. What is Victor’s last name?
(a) Pana
(b) Pena
(c) Puna
(d) Pina

7. What does Dede have to become when her sisters are killed?
(a) A political advocate
(b) A mother
(c) A rebel
(d) The family spokesperson

8. What does Dede say the Dominican Republic has become?
(a) The killing fields
(b) The playground of the Caribbean
(c) The jewel of the ocean
(d) A joke and a prison

9. What happens when Minerva tries to call her house after visiting her husband?
(a) The line is busy
(b) The phone breaks
(c) The line has a lot of static
(d) The conversation is recorded

10. Where does Trujillo talk about his biggest obstacles?
(a) His council
(b) The prison
(c) A public meeting
(d) A dinner party

11. What kind of prisoners is Mary Teresa kept with?
(a) All those listed here
(b) Homicidal prisoners
(c) Political prisoners
(d) Theological prisoners

12. Where did Dede see Lio after her sisters’ murder?
(a) A dinner party
(b) A political rally
(c) A reception
(d) A graduation

13. What happens to Minerva when what she hoped for after being released from prison doesn’t happen?
(a) Her devotion switches sides
(b) Her spirit is crushed
(c) Her family turns against her
(d) Her love for her husband diminishes

14. Which of the following is NOT arrested?
(a) Mary Teresa
(b) Patria
(c) Pedrito
(d) Nelson

15. How did Dede feel about the rebellion?
(a) She was confused by it
(b) She was obsessed with it
(c) She was sympathetic to it
(d) She hated it

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes life dangerous for Mercedes while her family is in prison?

2. What trait does Minerva feel she lost in prison?

3. How did Minerva die?

4. What does Trujillo say is his biggest obstacle?

5. Who is Rufino?

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