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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. Where is Puerto Plata?
(a) Near the border
(b) In the mountains
(c) In the jungle
(d) Along the shore

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

3. Who does Mary Teresa tell about her torture?
(a) Her husband
(b) Her mother
(c) A guard
(d) An inspector

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who writes about Minerva’s time in prison?

3. Who is forced to watch Mary Teresa be tortured?

4. Who does Trujillo allow to be released?

5. What does Dede say the Dominican Republic has become?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Margarita?

2. How does Minerva respond to the failure of what she puts her hope in after being released from prison?

3. How does Manolo die?

4. Who is Rufino and why is he important to the plot?

5. What happens after Mary Teresa reports her struggles in prison?

6. What happens to Mary Teresa in prison?

7. How does Mary Teresa report her struggles in prison?

8. How does this book end?

9. Why is Nelson released from prison?

10. What causes Patria to lose her farm?

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