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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Polishing Bones.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which state reminds Constancia of her life in Cuba?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Texas.
(d) Georgia.

3. What is Ignacio's mother's name?
(a) Serrano.
(b) Santa Anna.
(c) Soledad.
(d) Sheila.

4. As a child, who accompanies Reina to the funeral home after her mother's death?
(a) No one - Reina made the trip alone.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

5. Where does Dulce meet her boyfriend Abelardo on the day she is arrested?
(a) At a hotel.
(b) At his home.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At the library.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of his parents' belongings does Ignacio sell to earn the funds to publish his first book?

3. Where does Herberto want to move when he retires?

4. Which character believes her face is slowly transforming into her mother's, and feels that she no longer recognizes her reflection in the mirror?

5. How many months pregnant in Isabel when she arrives in Miami?

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