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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Dede never join the rebellion?
(a) She was scared
(b) She was busy
(c) Her husband would not let her
(d) Her husband got sick

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

3. How did Patria die?
(a) She was stabbed
(b) She was beaten to death
(c) She was shot
(d) She was poisoned

4. Who does Margarita know at the prison?
(a) A cousin
(b) An uncle
(c) An old lover
(d) A brother

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

6. How does Margarita help the family?
(a) She gets packages sent to the prison
(b) She distracts Victor
(c) She brings them food
(d) She comforts them

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

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

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

10. Why does Minerva travel with Patria when she visits her husband?
(a) They are in the same place
(b) She loves her sister
(c) All of these listed
(d) She is scared to go alone

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

12. How does Patria travel to visit her husband?
(a) She takes a bus
(b) She drives
(c) She walks
(d) She does not visit him

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

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

15. How did Dede get through her marital struggles?
(a) She had an affair
(b) She cared for him while he was sick
(c) She worked them out
(d) She left the rebellion alone

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Trujillo allow to be released?

2. How does Minerva feel after being released from prison?

3. How is Mary Teresa tortured?

4. What does Dede have to become when her sisters are killed?

5. What does Minerva hang her hopes on after she is released from prison?

(see the answer keys)

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