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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 when Minerva tries to call her house after visiting her husband?

2. Why did Dede never join the rebellion?

3. Why is someone forced to watch Mary Teresa be tortured?

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

5. What month does Minerva travel to visit her husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Manolo die?

4. How do the Mirabal sisters die?

5. Why doesn’t Dede join the rebellion?

6. What happens to Mary Teresa in prison?

7. Why is Nelson released from prison?

8. Who is Margarita?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Enrique feels betrayed by some important parts of his life. Who does he feel has betrayed him and why?

Essay Topic 2

Minerva changed when she began listening to Lio. What were some of these changes, and what do you think caused them?

Essay Topic 3

Trujillo’s opinion of Minerva changes a great deal throughout the book. How does it change, and why?

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