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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lio ask for help with delivering something to Minerva when he flees the country?

2. How did Dede feel about Lio’s political ideas?

3. When does this book begin?

4. How many people are in Minerva’s play?

5. Where does Minerva go after graduating from school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lio go into hiding?

2. How did Minerva feel about her schooling?

3. How does Patria make the hardest choice of her youth?

4. Why does Mary Teresa bury her diary?

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

6. How does Mercedes feel about her husband’s affairs?

7. What is Dede doing at the beginning of the book?

8. Why does Minerva get involved in a play?

9. What is the most shocking thing Minerva learns in her schooling?

10. What does Lio ask of Dede before he goes into hiding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This play is a historical fiction novel. What does this mean, and how does this plot fit into this unique genre?

Essay Topic 2

Dede is not able to help her sisters. Why is this, and what does this teach us?

Essay Topic 3

The author places some information about the Dominican Republic throughout this book for us. Why do you think she did that, and how did this affect the pace of the book?

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