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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 is Victor’s last name?

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

3. What happens after Mary Teresa tells someone about her torture?

4. Why does Trujillo allow someone to be released from prison?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What causes Patria to lose her farm?

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

5. Who is Margarita?

6. Why is Nelson released from prison?

7. Why doesn’t Dede join the rebellion?

8. How does Manolo die?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Manolo had many high and lofty goals in life. How did he go about achieving these?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Dede is not able to help her sisters. Why is this, and what does this teach us?

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