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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 happens after Mary Teresa tells someone about her torture?

2. Who does Margarita know at the prison?

3. Why did Dede never join the rebellion?

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

5. What is Puerto Plata?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the Mirabal sisters die?

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

4. Why is Nelson released from prison?

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

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

7. How does Manolo die?

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

9. What happens to Mary Teresa in prison?

10. What gives Minerva hope after she is released from prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Sinita opens Minerva’s eyes to some important things while in school. What are these realizations, and how are they brought about?

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