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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, A Siguapa Stygian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose arrival are the people of Cuba celebrating on the day Ignacio is born?
(a) A politician.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An actor.
(d) A philanthropist.

2. What nickname does Reina receive from her co-workers?
(a) Compañera Africana.
(b) Compañera Atlantia.
(c) Compañera Amazona.
(d) Compañera Americanish.

3. What is the relationship between Ignacio and Blanca Aguero?
(a) They are siblings.
(b) They are married.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are a father-daughter team.

4. What does Reina Aguero do for a living?
(a) She is a blacksmith.
(b) She is an electrician.
(c) She is a sailor.
(d) She is a miner.

5. Where are Ignacio and Blanca hoping to send the animal they are searching for?
(a) To Boston.
(b) To New Orleans.
(c) To New York City.
(d) To San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country do Ignacio and Blanca live?

2. Which of the following is NOT an injury that Reina sustains trying to move the last water pump in El Cobre?

3. What does the bird drop on the crowds of people celebrating in the streets of Cuba?

4. What do Ignacio and Blanco do for a living?

5. Which of the following words completes this sentence taken from Ignacio's deathbed note, "The quest for truth is far more glorious than the quest for ___________ ."

(see the answer key)

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