A Genetics of Justice

True or False: Alvarez imagines her mother seeing Trujillo's makeup running down his face at a parade.

• True

• False

The dictator at the time of this story goes by all of the following names, except:

• Rafael Trujillo

• El Jefe

• Loco Lobos

• Generalisimo

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Which of the following is not an example of how Trujillo forced people to pay tribute to him?

• Portraits of him on their walls

• Parades they were forced to attend

• Parties in his honor

• "Tribute" taxes

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Trujillo was dictator of what country?

• USA

• Cuba

• Dominican Republic

• Puerto Rico

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Where did Alvarez's dad go after he escaped the first time?

• The United States

• Cube

• Dominican Republic

• Canada

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About how many Haitians did Trujillo massacre?

• 100,000

• 20,000

• 1,000

• 250,000+

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What word did Trujillo's soldiers force people to pronounce to see if they would trill the "r"?

• rojo / red

• parsley / perejil

• cerrado / closed

• ferrocarril / railway

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What does "regime" mean in : The Trujillo Regime

• Defying all rights against humans

• A government, especially with authority.

• Living under the worst of circumstances

• Having to stay silenced

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How did Trujillo pull off a hoax?

• He pretended to not run in the next election

• He said he would liberalize his regime

• He wanted to keep getting money from the United States

• All of the above

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What was the "spark" that was lighted in Alvarez's mother and father?

• Their resistance

• Their love

• Their satisfaction

• Their understanding

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