What does the demise of Mate's Little Book suggest to the reader about what is happening? The demise suggests that
they must bury the book because they will be searched in the future for evidence
.
Who first asked dedé why she didn't go with her sisters on the night of their deaths?
The sisters have been with me all afternoon, Dedé tells
Minou
. Minou asks Dedé why she did not join her sisters in the resistance. Dedé tells her the story. Patria had come to Dedé one day and asked if they could bury some boxes in the cacao fields on the property.
Why does mate have to hand over her diary?
Patria, the eldest sister, has a baby, but he is stillborn. Minerva asks María Teresa
Who is Hilda and how is she connected to Minerva?
Minerva had met her “
at one of her secret meetings at Don Horacio's house
. Hilda is deeply involved in the revolutionary movement. She is coarse and outspoken, an atheist, and thinks nothing of making outrageous and sacreligious comments at the Catholic boarding school to students and the Sisters alike.
Why did mate go to jail?
Mate describes a “close encounter” she has with Magdalena. One night the two are talking and Magdalena tells Mate the whole sad story of her life, how she lived in a trash heap with her baby until it was taken away from her. She was then
thrown in prison for trying to take her baby back at knifepoint
.
What is Sinitas secret?
Sinita explains to Minerva that Trujillo's secret is
that he is having everyone killed
. That night Minerva gets her period for the first time. Another schoolmate, Lina Lovatón, is beautiful and a few years older than Minerva.
How does Hilda hide from the police?
She has to hide
in the convent, dressed as a nun
, because of some secret papers she was transporting that the police found.
Who kills Sinita's brother?
Sinita's brother was only boy left, and then he was killed when buying lottery tickets. How did
Trujillo
become president? By befriending general and general's lovers husband. When general sneaks out with his wife, Trujillo told husband, and husband shot them both dead, so Trujillo become head of army.
What is the secret of Trujillo?
The head of the convent school knew the family, so she later allowed Sinita to attend for free. Sinita finally says that “Trujillo's secret” is
that he is having everyone killed
. One of the most terrifying and tragic things about Trujillo's dictatorship is how it turned civilians against each other.
Who came to the girls school for a visit in the Time of Butterflies?
Plot. This is the story of
the four Mirabal sisters
during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. At school, one of the sisters, Minerva, meets a girl, Sinita, who later became one of her best friends.
What did Patria and her family assume she would become what changed her mind?
Patria's family believed that she would become a nun because of her compassionate and loving natural personality, and her devout love of her religion. She changed her mind
because she fell in love with Pedrito
, who she met at the washing of the feet in church. What happened to Patria's baby?
Why does Minerva want to be a lawyer?
Minerva wants
to go to law school
, therefore she asks Trujillo for his permission to go to law school. Minerva starts liking a young man, mostly because he stands up for what he believes in. Minerva also ends up marrying the love of her life and they end up starting a revolution over what they believe is right.
What happened to mate at la40?
At the end of the chapter we learn that Mate was taken to LA 40 to tempt Leandro, but neither would speak, so
Mate was electrocuted and beaten
.
Why did Dede say she was Minerva?
Dedé immediately says that she is
Minerva Mirabal, trying to protect the real Minerva
. Dedé shows that her courage has been steadily growing, and she is now willing to suffer and die for her sisters' sakes.
What important event happens to mate at Minerva's house?
Mate has a crush on a guy named Justo and declares her undying love to her diary
. A couple months later she breaks up with him. Mate moves to the capital for school and lives with Minerva there.
What Does Dede do with the letter Lio gives her?
Lio asks Dede to
deliver his letter to Minerva
. Minerva comes back home saying she could not find Lio anywhere. When Dede arrives at home, she reads the letter and decides not to deliver the letter just to protect Minerva.
