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

2. How is Mary Teresa tortured?
(a) She is whipped
(b) She is electrocuted
(c) She is starved
(d) All of the above

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

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

5. What does Patria lose when family members are arrested?
(a) Her dowry
(b) Her farm
(c) Her business
(d) Her son

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Mary Teresa tells someone about her torture?

2. How is Margarita related to Patria?

3. Who raises the children of the murdered sisters?

4. What do Dede and Lio discuss when they see each other after her sisters’ murder?

5. Who does Mary Teresa tell about her torture?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does this book end?

2. How does Manolo die?

3. Who tells the most about the experience in prison, and how is it described?

4. What happens to Mary Teresa in prison?

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

6. Who is Margarita?

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

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

9. What task is put on Dede when her sisters die?

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

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