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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. Who does Margarita know at the prison?

2. What happens after Manolo surrenders?

3. How did Dede feel about the rebellion?

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

5. How did Minerva die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Margarita?

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

5. What happens to Mary Teresa in prison?

6. How do the Mirabal sisters die?

7. How does Margarita help the family?

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

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

10. Why is Nelson released from prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of this book is very symbolic to the plot. What does it mean, and how does it affect the plot?

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

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