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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Patria think about becoming while in school?
(a) A nun
(b) A teacher
(c) A rebel
(d) A writer

2. 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 never given the item
(c) She never gets the chance
(d) She is too scared

3. When did Dede’s father give a prediction about her future?
(a) 1953
(b) 1973
(c) 1963
(d) 1943

4. How does Pedro help Patria decide something?
(a) She falls in love with him
(b) She learns about Trujillo from him
(c) He tells her of other women like her
(d) He shows her some rebel writings

5. Why does Minerva’s family leave early from an important party?
(a) They know Trujillo is angry
(b) Lio has to leave soon
(c) Dede gets sick
(d) It begins to rain

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the person who Dede talks to about her family from?

2. Who narrates the second chapter?

3. What kind of school does Minerva go to?

4. What political party did Lio follow?

5. Who hosts the grand party that Minerva attends after discovering letters have been hid from her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lio ask of Minvera when he goes into hiding?

2. What saves Minerva’s marriage?

3. Why are people interested in Dede’s story?

4. What happens between Minerva and Trujillo at the dance party?

5. How does Mary Teresa narrate differently than her sisters?

6. How does Trujillo respond to what happens at the dance party?

7. How does Enrique feel about his children?

8. Why does Minerva get involved in a play?

9. What happens to Lina?

10. What is the political climate in the Dominican Republic at the time of this book?

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