In the Time of the Butterflies - Part I Vocabulary

Posthumous

Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator

Impertinent

Not showing proper respect; rude

Veritable

Used as an intensifier, often to quality a metaphor

Emblazoned

Conspicuously inscribe or display (a design) on something

Circumscribed

Restrict (something) within limits

Monolithic

(Of an organization or system) large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform

Clairvoyance

The supposed faculty of perceiving things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact

Blithely

Joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful

Languishing

(Of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble

Bemoaning

Express discontent or sorrow over (something)

Who has Dede been referred to as for all these years?

The sister who survived

Who is coming to talk to Dede? Why?

A gringa dominicana - to ask about her sisters

Papa agrees to allow the girls to go to school only if they major in business.

False

What is Sinita's secret?

She knows how Trujillo really became president

What happened to Lina?

She was courted by Trujillo, got pregnant, & kept in a mansion

What did Sinita do at the performance for Trujillo?

She held a bow up to his face

What is Maria Teresa's nickname?

Mate

Why is the connection between Hilda and Minerva important to note?

Hilda would become Minerva's closest friend in the rebellion

How would you describe Patria?

Religious and motherly

What did Patria and her family assume she would become?

Nun

What changed Patria's mind?

She fell in love

What happened to Patria's baby?

He passed away

Where did Patria go with her mother and sisters?

A pilgrimage Higuey

What do we find out about Papa in chapter 4?

He is seeing another woman

Patria, her mother, and her sisters decided to go there because they
wanted to get away for a while because several of their family members were sick.

False

What does Minerva want to be when she gets older?

Lawyer