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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. How did Dede get through her marital struggles?

3. What punishment is given Minerva after she is released from prison?

4. What trait does Minerva feel she lost in prison?

5. What does Trujillo say is his biggest obstacle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Manolo die?

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

3. How does Margarita help the family?

4. Why is Leandro moved to a different prison?

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

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

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

8. How do the Mirabal sisters die?

9. Why doesn’t Dede join the rebellion?

10. Who is Margarita?

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

Many political ideas are shared in this book. What are these ideas, who believes in them, and how does this affect the tone of the play?

Essay Topic 3

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

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