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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, The Leatherback, Travel in the Family and Miami.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What position does Ignacio apply for on Dr. Samuel Forrest's team?
(a) Assistant.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Treasurer.
(d) Digger.

3. How are Ignacio and Blanca traveling through the swamp?
(a) On foot.
(b) On horseback.
(c) On bicycles.
(d) On a boat.

4. How does Constancia feel about Herberto joining a militia group?
(a) She thinks it is ridiculous.
(b) She is apathetic to his life.
(c) She is completely supportive of it.
(d) She is confused by his choices.

5. What illness strikes Reinaldo Aguero in the winter of 1914?
(a) Small pox.
(b) Measles.
(c) Polio.
(d) Yellow fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month is Ignacio Augero born?

2. Which of the following objects does Herberto illegally sell to New York?

3. Which book does Ignacio receive for his thirteenth birthday?

4. 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 ___________ ."

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

(see the answer key)

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