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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 was done to Minerva’s body after she was killed?

2. What does Patria try to do before she heads home after visiting her husband?

3. How did Dede feel about the rebellion?

4. How is Mary Teresa tortured?

5. Where does the family members not arrested stay while others are in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Minerva respond to the failure of what she puts her hope in after being released from prison?

2. What happens to Mary Teresa in prison?

3. Who is Margarita?

4. Who is Victor, and how is he important to the plot?

5. Why is Leandro moved to a different prison?

6. What happens after Mary Teresa reports her struggles in prison?

7. How does Manolo die?

8. How does Mary Teresa report her struggles in prison?

9. What does Lio say when he talks to Dede after the murders?

10. How does this book end?

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

Dede gives an interview to a reporter in the book. Why does she do this, and what does this add to the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Trujillo lists two major obstacles to his goals. What are these obstacles, and how does he handle them?

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