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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far does Ignacio claim it was to the nearest town, to which he carried his wife's dead body?
(a) Seventeen miles.
(b) Seventy miles.
(c) Seven hundred miles.
(d) Seven miles.

2. Which animal is Blanca's favorite animal to study in Cuba?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Lizards.

3. How does Silvestre kill his father?
(a) He poisons him.
(b) He suffocates him.
(c) He strangles him.
(d) He stabs him.

4. With what does Constancia hit Reina over the head with, knocking her overboard?
(a) An oar.
(b) A rock.
(c) A book.
(d) A shovel.

5. When Reina realizes that she is pregnant, what animal does she compare the fetus to?
(a) A hummingbird.
(b) A leech.
(c) A small frog.
(d) A butterfly.

6. Who narrates the final chapter of the novel?
(a) Blanca.
(b) Reina.
(c) Constancia.
(d) Ignacio.

7. According to the news report Reina overhears, how many exiles are attacking Veradero Beach?
(a) Ten thousand.
(b) One hundred thousand.
(c) One thousand.
(d) One hundred.

8. How long after the grievous cancer diagnosis does Ignacio's family member die?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Three years.

9. To whom does Constancia decide to gift the small bone she finds in the copper box?
(a) Her sister.
(b) She decides to keep it for herself.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her son.

10. What does Constancia think happens to Herberto during the Cuban revolution?
(a) She thinks he was killed.
(b) She thinks he was victorious.
(c) She thinks he chickend out of battle.
(d) She thinks he was captured.

11. What causes Silvestre's deafness?
(a) A genetic trait.
(b) A high fever.
(c) An amputated ear.
(d) A loud noise.

12. How does Ignacio's mother feel about her son quitting university?
(a) She was glad he put his foolishness behind him.
(b) She never found out, as Ignacio never told her.
(c) She begged him to return to his studies.
(d) She was shocked because she didn't know he had enrolled in classes in the first place.

13. How old is the young boy who dies from eating spoiled meat after the stampede?
(a) Five-years-old.
(b) Eighteen-years-old.
(c) Twelve-years-old.
(d) Two-years-old.

14. Why does Ignacio choose to lie to his daughters about their mother's death?
(a) He didn't want to terrify his daughters.
(b) He didn't want his daughters to turn him in to the police.
(c) Ignacio gives no reasons for his lies.
(d) He didn't want his daughters to hate him.

15. After Blanca becomes pregnant, where does she want to move to?
(a) Portugal.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before visiting him in the hospital, how many times has Silvestre seen his father?

2. In what class does Ignacio meet Blanca for the first time?

3. Which of the following foods is NOT one that Dulce lives off of while she is homeless?

4. What does Reina claim their mother kept hidden in a pouch around her neck?

5. Which of the following best describes Gonzalo's body when Silvestre arrives at the hospital?

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