Butterflies Chapter 9

(p. 174) What does Fela tell Minou that sends Minou into a depression?

• Nothing, Minou is always happy to to see Fela

• Her mother's spirit has passed on, so she won't be hearing her anymore

• Aunt Dede and her mother disliked each other, so she should stop talking to Dede

• She revealed her father's affair and their bad marriage

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(p. 175) Why is Dede unhappy in her marriage?

• She is happy in her marriage

• Jaimito is bad with money

• Jaimito is cheating on her

• Jaimito is controlling and self-absorbed, so he thinks only what Dede can do to make him happy, not the other way around

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What is the difference between Patria's and Dede's marriages (p. 176)?

• Patria

  has been married so long that the spark is gone, while Dede and Jaimito are like newlyweds

• None, they are both happy

• Patria's husband listens to her and respects her, while Jaimito believes wives should have no say

• None, they are both unhappy

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What is the meaning of the phrase "The goat is going to die at the picnic" (p. 178)?

• This phrase is nowhere in the book

• The rebels plan to assassinate Trujillo at an outdoor celebration

• It means the sisters want to kill Jaimito and free Dede from a life of servitude

• The sisters are plannning to slaughter a goat so they can have a siesta

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(P. 179) Why do Dede and Minerva quarrel about their father?

• Dede blames Minerva for her father's death, and Minerva accuses him of having bad politics

• Dede is still jealous that her father liked MInerva better

• Dede has never forgiven her father for cheating, while Minerva has

• They don't quarrel about their father

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How does Jaimito treat his sons? (p. 182)

• He is strict and mean to them

• He is very affectionate with them and is the best father

• He ignores them because he is always working

• As if they were his property or part of himself, as he gives all 3 his name and tries to make them like him best

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Why do Minerva and Manolo regard Dede as brave? (p. 186)

• Because she stands up to them and won't join the movement, and they admire her backbone

• They don't see her as brave

• Because they realize how hard it must be to deal with Jaimito every day, and admire her strength

• Because she would fight with father and Trujillo to their faces instead of behind their backs

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(p. 188) Who is the new priest with political opinions?

• Padre de Pedrito

• Padre de Leandro

• Padre de Enrique

• Padre de Jesus

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(p. 189) What solution do Manolo and minerva come up with for dede and jaimito's marital problems?

• For them to join the revolution together

• A break where they live apart

• a second honeymoon

• None, they suggest divorcing

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(p. 187) Jaimito is very spoiled due to ....

• He was his mother's favorite child who could do no wrong

• He is not spoiled, but hard-working and serious

• being an only child

• being an only son in a family of 5 daughters

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