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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 Minerva marry?What does Minerva name her first child?

2. Who is Ramfis?

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

4. What does Minerva name her first child?

5. Who specifically tries to keep Minerva from having a good career?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Minerva and Trujillo at the dance party?

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

3. Why does Minerva get involved in a play?

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

5. Why does Mary Teresa bury her diary?

6. How does Enrique feel about his children?

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

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

9. Who is Lio?

10. Why is Enrique arrested?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Purity is a main theme of this book. How is this theme presented, and why would this be so central in a plot like this?

Essay Topic 2

Enrique feels betrayed by some important parts of his life. Who does he feel has betrayed him and why?

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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