68 pages • 2 hours read
Julia AlvarezBefore We Were Free
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Exam Answer Key
Multiple Choice
1. B (Various Chapters)
2. D (Chapters 1-3)
3. C (Various Chapters)
4. A (Chapter 4)
5. D (Chapter 5)
6. C (Chapter 6)
7. D (Various Chapters)
8. B (Anita’s Diary)
9. A (Anita’s Diary)
10. B (Various Chapters)
11. D (Chapter 10)
Long Answer
1. Anita in the beginning of the novel is a curious pre-pubescent girl who is described as talkative. By Chapter 7, she has started menstruating and has stopped asking many questions about the political situation in the Dominican Republic. While menstruation is a biological rite of passage, Anita’s change in personality is a reaction to the changing political situation in the Dominican Republic. (Various Chapters)
2. The novel begins in the Dominican Republic during Thanksgiving 1960 and ends in New York during Thanksgiving 1961. Within that year, Anita’s school closed, her cousins moved to the United States, her family was temporarily split, and Papi and Tío Toni were arrested and executed for organizing the assassination of Trujillo. (Various Chapters)
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