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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Constancia finds in the small copper box in her father's shed?
(a) A photograph of her mother.
(b) A small plaid pouch.
(c) A box of matches.
(d) Her father's diaries.

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

3. What reason does Ignacio give for killing his wife?
(a) He wanted to inherit Blanca's money.
(b) He killed her because she was losing her mind.
(c) He gives the reader no answers.
(d) He believed Blanca was cheating on him.

4. What does Isabel name her newborn son?
(a) Maku.
(b) Saku.
(c) Taku.
(d) Raku.

5. What does Constancia do with Herberto's body?
(a) She buries it in Cuba.
(b) She refuses to deal with Herberto's corpse.
(c) She has it sent back to Miami.
(d) She has it cremated.

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

7. How many chairs does Blanca collect and store in her bedroom?
(a) Nine.
(b) Nine hundred.
(c) Ninety.
(d) Nineteen.

8. How does Ignacio respond when Reina asks him if he is her true father?
(a) He told her that he was her father.
(b) He agreed that he was probably not her father.
(c) He ignored the question.
(d) He confessed that he had no idea who Reina's father was.

9. Which of the following do Constancia and Reina visit to pay homage to before making the journey back to Cuba?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The birds.
(c) The trees.
(d) The rivers.

10. How many miles does Constancia swim to reach the Cuban coast?
(a) Fifteen miles.
(b) Three miles.
(c) Eight miles.
(d) Twelve miles.

11. How does Reina react to Constancia's realization that their mother did not drown in the Zapatos swamp?
(a) She ignores her sister completely.
(b) She is furious.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is amused.

12. What does Blanca demand Ignacio give her after she finds out she is pregnant?
(a) A running automobile.
(b) A camera.
(c) A salary.
(d) A bible.

13. Why does Reina love her new restoring job?
(a) Because she can work at any time of the day.
(b) Because she never wants to go back to prostitution.
(c) Because she knows Constancia is jealous of her.
(d) Because she loves the publicity she is receiving.

14. Which part of Ignacio's family member's body is riddled with cancer?
(a) The liver.
(b) The throat.
(c) The bones.
(d) The brain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What interesting person does Reina see only once at her mother's grave?

2. Why doesn't Reina believe that their mother shot herself?

3. How old is the young boy who dies from eating spoiled meat after the stampede?

4. After moving to Miami, what does Reina start a business restoring?

5. How is Constancio's uncle, Damaso, paralyzed?

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