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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes life dangerous for Mercedes while her family is in prison?
(a) Rebels visit her often
(b) She is poor
(c) Her house is under surveillance
(d) Her family name is slandered

2. What does Trujillo say is his second biggest obstacle?
(a) The Mirabal sisters
(b) The soldiers
(c) The United States
(d) The church

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

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

5. What is Margarita’s last name?
(a) Guzman
(b) Martinez
(c) Gonzalez
(d) Mirabal

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

7. What happens to the movement after Minerva is released from prison?
(a) It goes more secret than ever
(b) It gets stronger
(c) It dies down
(d) It moves to another country

8. How is Margarita related to Patria?
(a) She is a half sister
(b) She is a niece
(c) She is an aunt
(d) She is a cousin

9. Who raises the children of the murdered sisters?
(a) Mercedes
(b) Dede
(c) Margarita
(d) Pedrito

10. What title does Victor have?
(a) Colonel
(b) Commander
(c) Captain
(d) Commandant

11. 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

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

13. What punishment is given Minerva after she is released from prison?
(a) Community Service
(b) House arrest
(c) Fines
(d) Parole

14. Who writes about Minerva’s time in prison?
(a) Minerva
(b) Mary Teresa
(c) Dede
(d) Patria

15. Who is Rufino?
(a) The guard
(b) The doctor
(c) The messenger
(d) The chauffer

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Patria die?

2. Who does Trujillo allow to be released?

3. What month does Minerva travel to visit her husband?

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

5. How does Patria travel to visit her husband?

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