In the Time of the Butterflies Ch. 1-2

From whose perspective is Chapter 1 told? To which character are we first introduced? (same answer!)

• Dede

• Minerva

• Maria Teresa

• Patria

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In chapter 1, what sound makes Dede jump?

• a gunshot

• a car door

• a dog bark

• a baby crying

In interviews, what question does Dede hate?

• Where are your sisters?

• How do you feel about Trujillo?

• How is Mama doing?

• Why are you the one who survived?

What is the memory that has Dede "racing backwards... to the moment she has fixed in her memory as zero" (Alvarez, 7).

• the day she frees the rabbit

• the day with her family on the porch

• the day Mate is born

• the day she meets Trujillo

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What career does Minerva want to pursue after she gets her diploma?

• travel guide

• teach

• law/government

• assassinate Trujillo

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MInerva meets a bunch of new friends at Inmaculada Concepcion. Who points an arrow at Trujillo during a skit?

• Elsa

• Lourdes

• Lina

• Sinita

Which character does Trujillo make his newest baby mama?

• Maria Teresa (Mate)

• Minerva

• Lina

• Sinita

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What surprised Minerva about Trujillo's appearance?

• He's a very large man and overtakes the gold armchair in his gold-lined uniform and gold hat.

• His son sat next to him, and they looked identical.

• He looked much smaller than she imagined him...wearing a fancy white uniform like an actor playing a part.

• He was unwilling to look at the girls when they took their places on the stage to perform.

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