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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 Mary Teresa experiment with in prison?

2. What kind of prisoners is Mary Teresa kept with?

3. What is Trujillo seeking?

4. What does Minerva fear as she heads to visit her husband?

5. Why does Minerva travel with Patria when she visits her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Manolo die?

2. How does this book end?

3. How are the sisters’ children cared for after they die?

4. Why is Nelson released from prison?

5. What task is put on Dede when her sisters die?

6. What causes Patria to lose her farm?

7. How does Margarita help the family?

8. How do the Mirabal sisters die?

9. Who is Rufino and why is he important to the plot?

10. Who tells the most about the experience in prison, and how is it described?

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

Dede has an interesting role in this book. What is this role, and how does she accomplish it?

Essay Topic 3

The Mirabal sisters are all very different from each other. What are some of the defining characteristics of each woman?

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