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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. Why can’t Dede start a relationship with Lio?

2. Where is Minerva’s school as a child?

3. Who does Hilda have to hide from?

4. Where is this book set?

5. When did Enrique die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Patria’s faith restored?

2. How does Mary Teresa narrate differently than her sisters?

3. What happens on June 14th?

4. What was predicted of Dede’s future?

5. Who does Dede marry?

6. What does Patria name her third child, and why?

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

8. What saves Minerva’s marriage?

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

10. What is the political climate in the Dominican Republic at the time of this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The sisters meet their death at the end of the book. How is this experience different than they had originally anticipated?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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