WorksheetsBefore We Were Free
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
What time of year is it when the novel opens?
Summer
Thanksgiving
Easter
Christmas
What is the class preparing to do?
Go trick-or-treating.
Fly an American flag.
Put on a Thanksgiving play.
Put on a passion play.
Where is the setting of the school?
Trinidad
Haiti
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Who is Carla?
Anita's friend
Anita's cousin
A new girl at school
Anita's younger sister
What does the teacher tell Anita to do?
Help the new boy find the correct classroom.
Continue her presentation.
Help Carla pack her belongings.
Help Carla practice her lines.
Where is Tio Toni?
He is in prison in Santo Domingo
He is in the Bronx.
He is missing.
He is hiding in the mountains outside of Santo Domingo.
Who is Chucha?
Anita's dog.
Carla's great-grandmother.
An old woman who was the family's nursemaid.
Anita's older sister.
The butterflies have
run away
disappeared
had an "accident"
been eaten
What does Chuca do with Anita's bloody sheets?
Hides them
Throws them away
Washes them then hangs the stained sheets on the line in the middle of the compound
Uses them to scare off the superstitious maid
Who sends Lucinda flowers?
Tio Toni
Tio Carlos
Papi
El Jefe
What is planned for Susie's birthday?
A party at the country club
A party at the compound
A dinner at the capital
Nothing
What does Anita's father tell her he wants for his children?
For them to become citizens of the United States
For them to live freely
For them to feel hopeful about their future
For them to live without fear
Who is Pupo?
A news anchor in the city.
The old man who cares for the chickens and other animals at the compound.
The head of the Dominican military.
Papi's code name.
What does Anita receive for Christmas that helps her process her life?
a letter from her grandmother
a book about the history of the Dominican Republic
a diary
a card from Carla
Who dies at the end of the book?
Anita
Lucinda
Papi and Toni
Mami and Chucha
What does the snow angels remind Anita of?
Her cross necklace
Butterflies
Birds
Statue from home
What is The Compound?
Where the dogs and cats are taken
The playground at school
Where Anita's family lives
Where Anita's cousins move
Why does Anita write in her diary with a pencil?
She is not good at writing and frequently has to erase her work
Carla's family moves constantly, so she writes in pencil so she can change it
It is the only thing people are allowed to write with in the DR thanks to El Jefe
So she can erase quickly if she needs to
What does Anita's mother tell her to do with her diary not long after she receives it?
Keep it well hidden
Not write in it anymore for the time being
Give it to her to keep safe
Burn it
How old does Susie Washburn turn?
12
15
21
16
Italian-Dominican family who host Anita and Mami after they have to flee their home.
The Garcias
The de la Torreses
The Trujillos
The Mancinis
Who leads the children in the practice for a Thanksgiving play at the beginning of the book?
Mami
Doña Mancini
Mrs. Brown
Chucha
Who will be "the man of the house" when Papi is gone?
Tío Toni
Mundín
Don Mancini (Tío Pepe)
Mr. Washburn
Which of the following is a metaphor?
"Anita is a butterfly flying free."
"Anita is as free as a butterfly."
"The shrimp who falls asleep will get carried away with the current."
"Today is the worst day ever in existence."
Which of the following is a simile?
"Freedom falls forever."
"I felt as if I was finally able to breathe for the first time in years."
"No flies fly in a closed mouth."
She slurped her tea loudly.
Which of the following is an allusion?
"Dress a monkey in silk; he's still a monkey."
"One day, we will be as free as butterflies."
"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM."
"What if I told El Jefe stories every night like in Arabian Nights?"
Which of the following is an idiom?
"Dress a monkey in silk; he's still a monkey."
"The shrimp who falls asleep gets carried away in the current."
"No fly flies in a closed mouth."
All of the above
Which of the following is onomatopoeia?
I slept as if I hadn't slept in years.
"I am a caterpillar waiting to be born."
"The fly buzzed in her ear."
"The trees stretched out longingly for water."
Which of the following is hyperbole?
"Sammy snacked on smoked salmon sandwiches."
"I am starving!"
"Mi secreto; tu silencio."
"You will be free as a bird one day."
What is Anita beginning to have a hard time doing?
Remembering words.
Remembering Lucinda's face.
Sleeping.
Feeling any hope about the future.
