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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 does Patra name her first daughter?

2. Who did Minerva marry?

3. Who does Minerva dance with at the party she attends after learning her letters have been hidden?

4. Who did Dede marry?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Minerva respond when she learns about her illegitimate sisters?

5. How did Dede feel about Lio when they met?

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

7. Why does Minerva get involved in a play?

8. How is Enrique freed after he is arrested?

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

10. How did Minerva feel about her schooling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patria changes a great deal in this book. What are some of these changes and how do they come about?

Essay Topic 2

Much of this book centered around Catholic beliefs. What are some of these beliefs, and how did they shape this plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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