In the Time of the Butterflies Background

True or False: Julia Alvarez lived in DR during the era of Trujillo.

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False: In both Alvarez's life and in the novel In the Time of the Butterflies, the US was seen as a safe haven for people in DR.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the sisters was most vocal and prominent about Trujillo’s dictatorship?

• Patria

• Dede

• Maria Teresa

• Minerva

Which of the sisters was most religous?

• Minerav

• Dede

• Patria

• Maria Teresa

What was founded in 1992 by the surviving sister, Dede, to help keep her sister’s memory/legacy alive?

• A Scholarship Foundation

• A Museum

• A Shelter for Battered Women

• None

What was the code word for the Mirabal Sisters in the regime against Trujillo?

• Mariposa

• Rebeldes

• Mujer

• Hermana

The most prominent religion in DR is/was _____.

• Hinduism

• Judaism 

• Catholicism

• Protestantism

Social class determines ____.

• Economic Income

• Power

• Insurance Policies

• Education

 Who chooses the leader of a political revolution?

• The people

• The government officials

• The president

• A, B & C

Trujillo’s nickname was ________.

• El Jefe

• El Loco

• El Tirano

• Lo Imposible