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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. Who is forced to watch Mary Teresa be tortured?
(a) All of the above
(b) Nelson
(c) Leandro
(d) Minerva

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

3. What does Patria try to do before she heads home after visiting her husband?
(a) See a doctor
(b) Call home
(c) All of these listed
(d) Attend church

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

5. Why is it hard for Patria to visit her husband?
(a) She is pregnant
(b) She is searched and assaulted every time
(c) He has been re-located
(d) He has been very sick

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dede see Lio after her sisters’ murder?

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

3. Why does Minerva travel with Patria when she visits her husband?

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

5. Why does Trujillo allow someone to be released from prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn’t Dede join the rebellion?

3. How are the sisters’ children cared for after they die?

4. Who is Victor, and how is he important to the plot?

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

6. Why is Nelson released from prison?

7. What gives Minerva hope after she is released from prison?

8. What does Lio say when he talks to Dede after the murders?

9. What causes Patria to lose her farm?

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

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