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***Bring this study guide with you to class every day!***

In the Time of the ButterfliesBy Julia Alvarez

Name: ____________________________Block: ________

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Characters List:

Enrique: Father of Patria, Dede, Minerva, and Maria Theresa

Chea: Mother of Patria, Dede, Minerva, and Maria Theresa

Patria: Oldest Mirabal sister; very religious; wife of Pedrito; mother of Nelson, Noris, and Raul Ernesto

Pedrito: Patria’s husband; father of Nelson, Noris, and Raul Ernesto

Dede: Second oldest Mirabal sister; only survivor of the Trujillo regime; wife of Jaimito; mother of Jaime Enrique, Jaime Rafael, and Jaime David

Jaimito: Dede’s husband; father of Jaime Enrique, Jaime Rafael, and Jaime David

Minerva: Third Mirabal sister; very involved with the revolution; wife of Manolo; mother of Minou and Manolito

Manolo: Minerva’s husband; father of Minou and Manolito

Maria Teresa: Youngest Mirabal sister; wife of Leandro, mother of Jaqueline

Leandro: Maria Teresa’s hisband; father of Jaqueline

Trujillo (Jefe): Dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his assassination in 1961

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Journal Activity Responses: Directions

After each chapter, you will be writing a short journal response to reflect upon what happened in the story. You will be expected to do the following in each response:

- Answer the question posed in the prompt clearly and concisely

- Cite and explain at least one element/event that happened in In the Time of the Butterflies

- Connect your event to a personal experience

- Use at least one vocabulary word from your personal vocabulary list and circle that word in your response

Journal Activity Responses: Example

Journal Activity Prompt: Finish this thought: If I could change one thing about myself (if you can't think of anything, you might want to consider telling how you got to be perfect!)

(Cite and explain an element from the story, connect that to a personal experience, and use (and circle) at least one vocabulary word from your

vocabulary list)

If I could change one thing about myself, I would want to be more athletic. I have terrible hand-eye coordination and I am not very competitive, and those characteristics prevented me from playing a lot of sports in high school. At the end of Frankenstein , the creature is feeling very upset. He expresses his (remorse) for his actions to Walton, and even cries about his mean and cruel tendencies. I believe that the creature desires to be loved and cared for, but because he is a hideous monster, he is unable to earn the love of his creator. If he could change one thing about himself, he would want to be born beautiful. This event reminded me of an idea we discussed in my psychology class called nature vs. nurture. This concept debates if

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people are born evil/good or simply raised to be evil/good depending on their upbringing.

Journal Activity Responses: Grading Guide2 Points: The personal question asked in the prompt is clearly answered

2 points: An element from the storyline (or a direct quote) is explained and analyzed in conjunction with what has been previously read or discussed.

2 Points: A connection between the text and yourself, the world around you, another book, a classroom discussion (from this class or another class) is explained.

2 Points: At least one vocabulary word your personal vocabulary log is used properly within a sentence and circled.

2 Point: Grammar, spelling, organization, syntax, etc. is used properly and does not interfere with understanding

Total Points Possible (Per Journal Prompt): 10

Part One:

Chapter One:

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1. What has Dedé been referred to as for all of these years?

2. Who is coming to talk to Dedé and why?

3. During the conversation, what group of people does Dedé think about?

Journal Activity Prompt: Describe an event that changed your life forever, or make up and describe an event that would change your life forever.


vocabulary list)

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Chapter Two:

1. Why does Papá agree to allow the girls to go to school?

2. What is Sinita’s secret?

3. What happened to Lina?

4. What did Sinita do at the performance for Trujillo?

Journal Activity Prompt: Write about a time in your life when you struggled with a choice and made the right one.


vocabulary list)

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Chapter Three:

1. What is María Teresa’s nickname?

2. What does Mate say to the principal to help out Minerva?

3. Who is Hilda and how is she connected to Minerva? Why is the connection between these two important to note?

4. What does the demise of Mate’s Little Book suggest to the reader about what is happening?

Journal Activity Prompt: If you could do something that you never have done before, what would it be? Why would you want to do it?


vocabulary list)

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Chapter Four:

1. What did Patria and her family assume she would become? What changed her mind?

2. What happened to Patria’s baby?

3. Patria’s states “I fooled them all!” To what is she referring?

4. Where did Patria go with her mother and sisters? Why?

Journal Activity Prompt: Write about something you desperately wanted when you were younger.


vocabulary list)

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Part Two:

Chapter Five:

1. Who is Virgilio Morales?

2. After agreeing to marry Jaimito, what does Dedé do with the envelope from Virgilio for Minerva? What is her justification?

3. Lio eventually goes into hiding. What was he hiding from, and what does this suggest to the reader about the situation in the Dominican Republic?

4. Dedé is in tears over some of the new regulation imposed by the regime. Why did the author include her reaction and her conversations with Jaimito? How does it help the reader understand the two and their relationship?

Journal Activity Prompt: Write about something minor that turned into a big deal.


vocabulary list)

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Chapter Six:

1. Who did Minerva discover in the small yellow house on the edge of the property?

2. What did Minerva find in Papá’s pockets? What was her reaction to this discovery and that of the yellow house?

3. What does Minerva leave behind at the party? How can this be connected to what happens to Papá?

Journal Activity Prompt: Did you ever forget something really important? What happened as a result?


vocabulary list)

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Chapter Seven:

1. What is María Teresa writing in? Does this give the reader a different perspective of her character than that of the others?

2. What is so unusual about the street names in the capital?

3. What does Minerva discover at her law school graduation?

4. What/who convinced María Teresa to join the National Underground?

Journal Activity Prompt: Write about a time you were talked into something and you regretted it.


vocabulary list)

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Chapter Eight:

1. For whom did Patria name her baby?

2. Why was Patria so worried about Nelson?

3. Minerva asked Patria do so something for her with regards to her son Manolito. What was it? Did she agree?

4. What happened at the retreat? How did it change Patria?

5. What did Patria and Pedrito’s house eventually become?

Journal Activity Prompt: Did you ever stick up for someone? Why? Explain.

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vocabulary list)

Part Three:

Chapter Nine:

1. Who is Dedé talking to at the beginning of the chapter?

2. What did Dedé’s sisters ask her to do? What did she say?

3. What did Jaimito do when he thought Dedé had joined her sisters? How did Dedé respond?

4. “The roundup started by the end of the following week” (p 190). To what is this quote referring?

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Journal Activity Prompt: Were you ever given a responsibility that you couldn't handle?


vocabulary list)

Chapter Ten:

1. Who is Pena?

2. Why were they attending Mass so often? What position did the Church take on national events?

3. What did she ask Pena for? Did she get it?

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Journal Activity Prompt: Write about a time you tried to help and ended up making things worse.


vocabulary list)

Chapter Eleven:

1. From where is María Teresa writing?

2. Why didn’t María Teresa and Minerva accept a pardon?

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3. What was the importance of María Teresa’s braid?

4. Who is Magdalena? Amantina?

Journal Activity Prompt: What, if anything, would you be willing to fight or even die for? Explain your answer.


vocabulary list)

Chapter Twelve:

1. Who was released from jail? Were they completely free?

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2. What news does Elsa give Minerva?

3. Who do the sister’s keep visiting in jail?

4. What did the note in the purse say? Who put it there?

5. What happened on the mountain pass?

Journal Activity Prompt: Were you ever accused of something that you didn't do?


vocabulary list)

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Epilogue:

1. Dedé is the only one writing in this portion of the book. Why?

2. Who were the Butterflies?

3. This novel is “historical fiction.” What does that suggest about the story you have just read?

Journal Activity Prompt: Write about two things that your family has taught you.


vocabulary list)

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Vocabulary Log:As we read through In the Time of the Butterflies together, write down the

words that you do not recognize or understand in the space provided below.

It is your responsibility to define these words and use them in your journal responses. Circle the words used in your journal responses.

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