Characters
Plot
Setting
Code Words/Symbols
In the Time of Butterflies
100
12 year old girl and main character of the book.
Who is Anita?
100
El Jefe's secret police who ransack Anita's home twice.
What is the SIM?
100
The book is set in this country.
What is the Dominican Republic?
100
The Butterflies.
Who are the three women dissidents who protested against El Jefe?
100
The name of the first Butterfly.
Who is Minerva?
200
The last name of Anita's cousins who move to New York.
Who are the Garcia girls?
200
The book begins and ends on this holiday.
What is Thanksgiving?
200
The book takes place during these two years.
What is 1960 and 1961?
200
Mr. Smith
Who is Rafael Truijillo?
200
The type of the degree that El Jefe allows the Butterfly to go to school for.
What is law?
300
Anita's uncle who is missing at the beginning of the book.
Who is Tio Toni?
300
El Jefe's body is found here.
What is the trunk of Papi's Chevy?
300
Rafael Truijillo ruled the country for this many years.
What is 31 years?
300
Anita does this to keep her sanity while in hiding.
What is keep a diary?
300
According to the movie, this is a dictator's favorite diet.
What is bread and fear?
400
The two boys that Anita has a crush on.
Who are Sammy and Oscar?
400
This inspires Papi to join the dissidents in their fight against El Jefe.
What is the death of the Butterflies?
400
This is the country that shares the island with the Dominican Republic.
What is Haiti?
400
The code word for the guns that Papi picked up at Wimpi's.
What is tennis shoes?
400
She is the author of both the Before we were Free and In the Time of Butterflies.
Who is Julia Alvarez?
500
The name of the American consul.
Who is Mr. Washburn?
500
El Jefe saw Lucinda here, and then sent her flowers and wouldn't stop calling her.
What is Susie's quinceanera?
500
He was elected president of the United States during the time period of the book.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
500
The paralysis that Anita experiences because of all the stress she is put through.
What is the inability to speak?
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