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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character believes her face is slowly transforming into her mother's, and feels that she no longer recognizes her reflection in the mirror?
(a) Constancia Aguero.
(b) Reina Aguero.
(c) Blanca Aguero.
(d) Dulce Aguero.

2. 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 ___________ ."
(a) Love.
(b) Power.
(c) Money.
(d) Fame.

3. What animal does Blanca feel fly past her neck?
(a) A cockroach.
(b) A hummingbird.
(c) A moth.
(d) A mosquito.

4. What does Constancia recently win as a commission for high sales in her company?
(a) A diamond pendant.
(b) A trip to Walt Disney World.
(c) New hardwood floors for her home.
(d) A pink Cadillac.

5. In what city does Constancia Aguerro live?
(a) In Boston.
(b) In Chicago.
(c) In Seattle.
(d) In New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving Abelardo, what does Dulce find a job doing?

2. Where does Reina spend most of her time while recovering from her injuries?

3. What is Ignacio's mother's name?

4. How long after Blanca's death does Ignacio die?

5. What position does Ignacio apply for on Dr. Samuel Forrest's team?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Herberto fight at the Bay of Pigs, and how does he feel afterward?

2. How do Reinaldo and Soledad Vaerla meet?

3. How does Ignacio react to the news that his wife, Blanca, has gone missing?

4. When does Constancia realize that her father, Ignacio, is lying to her about her mother's death?

5. What does Constancia discover when she finds the small copper box in her father's old shed in Cuba?

6. How does Reina skirt the Cuban government's system for processing travel visas?

7. Why does the marriage between Dulce and Abelardo eventually fall apart?

8. Why does Constancia travel door-to-door after Herberto goes missing?

9. What happens to Dulce when she is fired from her job and becomes homeless?

10. What role does the hummingbird play in Blanca's death in the Zapatos Swamp?

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