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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. What is mentioned with the silk?

2. How is Sinita described at the school?

3. What is Lio’s last name?

4. What does Minerva win with her play?

5. How did Minerva feel about Lio’s political ideas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary Teresa join the rebellion?

2. How is Patria’s faith restored?

3. What happens to Lina?

4. How does Dede’s life compare to the prediction of her future?

5. Who is Lio?

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

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

8. How did Minerva feel about her schooling?

9. What is the rebel movement named, and why?

10. What is Patria’s hardest decision as a young lady?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trujillo’s opinion of Minerva changes a great deal throughout the book. How does it change, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Manolo had many high and lofty goals in life. How did he go about achieving these?

Essay Topic 3

The Mirabal sisters are all very different from each other. What are some of the defining characteristics of each woman?

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