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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reina Aguero do for a living?
(a) She is a blacksmith.
(b) She is an electrician.
(c) She is a miner.
(d) She is a sailor.

2. What ailment affects Constancia's son?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is dyslexic.
(c) He is mute.
(d) He is deaf.

3. 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 confused by his choices.
(d) She is completely supportive of it.

4. What reason do the doctors give for Reina's injuries?
(a) She nearly drowned in the river.
(b) She was struck by lightning.
(c) She fell out of a tree.
(d) She was hit by a car.

5. What part of Reina's face is/are described as being "large and flawless"?
(a) Her ears.
(b) Her mouth.
(c) Her eyes.
(d) Her nose.

6. How does Herberto feel when he trains for the resistance in Cuba?
(a) He feels confused and doesn't understand why the resistance is necessary.
(b) He feels young and alive.
(c) He feels obligated to his brother to fight.
(d) He feels afraid and regrets his decision.

7. Where does Constancia find Herberto's body after he goes missing?
(a) On the boat dock.
(b) Floating in the water.
(c) In the backseat of his car.
(d) In his yacht.

8. How old is the man Reina's daughter intends to marry?
(a) In his thirties.
(b) In his sixties.
(c) In his fifties.
(d) In his forties.

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

10. What does Reina bring with her to the funeral home to place in her mother's coffin?
(a) A handful of golden leaves.
(b) A snakeskin.
(c) A pressed flower.
(d) A photograph of Reina as a child.

11. What animal are Ignacio and Blanca searching for in the swamp?
(a) A duck.
(b) A fish.
(c) A snake.
(d) A lizard.

12. Which book does Ignacio receive for his thirteenth birthday?
(a) An Atlas.
(b) A dictionary.
(c) The Bible.
(d) An encyclopedia.

13. At what time of day do Ignacio and Blanca stop to rest in their search?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Noon.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

14. How long does the Cuban government state they will need to process Reina's visa application?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three years.
(d) Three days.

15. How far does Ignacio have to carry his wife's body to the nearest town?
(a) Seventy miles.
(b) Seventeen miles.
(c) Seven hundred miles.
(d) Seven miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Ignacio and Blanca traveling through the swamp?

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

3. What is the name of Gonzalo's radical militia group?

4. How long do Ignacio's parents court before they are married?

5. What is the relationship between Ignacio and Blanca Aguero?

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