“In the Time of the Butterflies” by Julia Alvarez
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
VOCABULARY: Choose at least 10 wordsto complete a vocabulary worksheet. You must choose at least8 of theyellow highlighted wordspresented in this assignment, and the remaining 2 can be either words presented or words of your choice. You will be quizzed on the ones presented in class, so make sure they are words you need to practice. When you have completed BOTH SIDES of the Vocabulary Worksheet, please turn it in. Please indicate the chapter the word was from next to each word in the worksheet. You should have completed 12 words total each time you turn in a Vocabulary Worksheet.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS: Write out the questions along with the answers in your journals after reading each chapter.
CHAPTER 8: VOCABULARY(Choose at least 8 yellow highlighted words)
- Liturgical(153):
- Temporal (153):
- Lukewarm(154):
- Imminent(154):
- Intone (154):
- Vague (154):
- Pronouncement (154):
- Travail (154):
- Sacristy (154):
- Deference(156):
- Comradely (156):
- Downtrodden(158):
- Appease(159):
- Yearning(160):
- Transcendence(160):
- Mere (160):
- Stanch(161):
- Careen (161):
- Frantic(162):
- Patrimony (165):
CHAPTER 8: COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
- What did Patria mean by the beginning quote (pg. 148) “Build your house upon a rock, He said, do my will. And though the rain fall and the floods come and the winds blow, the good wife’s house will stand.” Also, how does this statement foreshadow the final outcome of the chapter?
- How was Nelson not conforming to the expectations his parents had for him? What did his parents do to get him “out of harm’s way?” Did it work? Explain why or why not.
- What did Minerva have to sacrifice and why? Did it bother her to make this sacrifice?
- How was Patria’s name choice of her unborn son a sign of her shifting attitudes about the revolution? Please provide a quote from pg. 155 to support this.
- What happened at Patria’s religious retreat in Constanza that made her change her viewpoint about the revolution and her sisters’ involvement in it? How did the church, priests, and Padre de Jesus change their attitudes? What was the irony in this shift?
- Provide an example of symbolism on pg. 161 regarding the status of the Virgencita. What can you infer that this act symbolized?
- On pg. 164, Patria stated, “You could not pull that trigger and think there was even a needle hole for you to pass through into eternity.” Who was she referring to and how did this belief fuel her newfound passion?
- Why was Pedrito initially angry with Patria? How did he change and their house become “the motherhouse of the movement?” (pg. 166)
- Give an example of juxtaposition in the novel from most of pg. 167.