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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. How is Margarita related to Patria?

2. What do Dede and Lio discuss when they see each other after her sisters’ murder?

3. When did Dede have some serious marital problems?

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

5. How did Patria die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Nelson released from prison?

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

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

5. What causes Patria to lose her farm?

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

7. Why doesn’t Dede join the rebellion?

8. How does this book end?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Purity is a main theme of this book. How is this theme presented, and why would this be so central in a plot like this?

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