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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 season does someone come to stay with Minerva’s family?

2. What is shocking about the man who gets Lina pregnant?

3. How does Minerva feel after graduating?

4. How does Minerva take the attention off the near assassination during her play?

5. What makes Patria dedicated to the rebel cause?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary Teresa join the rebellion?

2. What happens on June 14th?

3. Who does Dede marry?

4. What was predicted of Dede’s future?

5. Why is it ironic for Patria to lose her faith?

6. How is Patria’s faith restored?

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

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

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

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

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

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