How is the DR portrayed in Chapter 1?

A place where even a joke about the wrong person is dangerous

What are the elements of a sentence?

Subject, predicate, and expresses a complete thought

Which is the best description of Enrique Mirabal?

Well-meaning, but sexist and controlling

How does Minerva react to the history books?

She finds them morally disgusting.

Why does Sinita hate Trujillo?

He caused the death of her brother, cousins, and uncle.

How does Minerva respond to Trujillo's grooming of Lina?

She has mixed feelings: love, fear, and pity

What does Trujillo put in his history books?

All made-up facts about how great he is

How does Sinita respond to Trujillo's grooming of Lina?

She wishes she could be there to harm him.

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1
Who is the author of the novel "In the Time of the Butterflies?"
Dede Mirabal
Minerva Mirabal
Julia Alvarez
Marjane Satrapi
2
Which of the sisters was the business-oriented math whiz?
Dede
Minerva
Patria
Maria Teresa
3
How is the DR portrayed in Chapter 1?
A place where you can freely speak your mind
A place where businessmen can hide under the safety of Trujillo
A place with a rampant homeless problem
A place where even a joke about the wrong person is dangerous
4
Which of the sisters initially wanted to be a nun?
Patria
Dede
Maria Teresa
Minerva
5
What is wrong with this sentence: Walks to the store.
Missing a verb
First letter isn't capitalized
There is no period
Missing a subject
6
What are the elements of a sentence?
Subject, predicate, and expresses a complete thought
Subject, verb, and adverb
Two nouns and a verb
A verb and a direct object
7
Which is the best description of Enrique Mirabal?
Cruel and fearsome
Warm, caring, and loving
Totally absent, apathetic
Well-meaning, but sexist and controlling
8
Jessica to the store.
First letter isn't capitalized
There is no period
Missing a subject
Missing a verb
9
How does Minerva react to the history books?
She loves them as much as she loves Trujillo!
She finds them morally disgusting.
She uses them to convince Sinita that Trujillo isn't so bad.
She doesn't care at all.
10
In which country does the story take place?
United States
Mexico
The Dominican Republic
United Arab Emirates
11
Which of the sisters always wanted to be a lawyer?
Maria Teresa
Dede
Minerva
Patria
12
Who is the youngest, more innocent sister?
Maria Teresa
Dede
Minerva
Patria
13
Who is the only character to hate Trujillo from the beginning?
Minerva
Sinita
Dede
Patria
14
Why does Sinita hate Trujillo?
He personally killed all of her aunts
He drove her parents to insanity.
He personally killed every single member of her family.
He caused the death of her brother, cousins, and uncle.
15
Who is the oldest Mirabal sister?
Minerva
Dede
Maria Teresa
Patria
16
How does Minerva respond to Trujillo's grooming of Lina?
She doesn't care -- she ignores it.
At first she hates him, then she decides she loves him.
She tries to kill him with Sinita.
She has mixed feelings: love, fear, and pity
17
What does Trujillo put in his history books?
Subtle threates to his enemies
Straight facts: he takes history very seriously
Descriptions of ponies
All made-up facts about how great he is
18
Whose perspective is used in Chapter 2?
Minerva's
Sinita's
Enrique's
Patria's
19
How does Sinita respond to Trujillo's grooming of Lina?
She is thrilled! How exciting for Lina!
She wishes she could be there to harm him.
Sinita has no knowledge of the incident.
She ignores it -- thinks it's harmless.
20
While Jeff slept.
There is no period
Missing a subject
Not a complete thought
Missing a verb

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