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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Dulce hoping to visit as soon as her visa is approved?
(a) The United States.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

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

3. What is the name of Reina's daughter?
(a) Flora.
(b) Amina.
(c) Bebe.
(d) Dulce.

4. What does Constancia sell for a living?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Houses.
(c) Used cars.
(d) Cosmetics.

5. What nickname does Reina receive from her co-workers?
(a) Compañera Amazona.
(b) Compañera Americanish.
(c) Compañera Atlantia.
(d) Compañera Africana.

6. Whose arrival are the people of Cuba celebrating on the day Ignacio is born?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A politician.
(c) An actor.
(d) A philanthropist.

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

8. How long does Reina sit in the Cuban government's office before she receives the answer about her visa to travel to America?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Five months.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Five days.

9. After leaving Abelardo, what does Dulce find a job doing?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Teaching English.
(c) Baking.
(d) Nannying.

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

11. How far along into her pregnancy is Blanca Aguero when she miraculously returns to her family after going missing?
(a) Three months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Five months.

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

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

14. What does Soledad attempt to throw at the bird she sees through the window?
(a) A book.
(b) A rock.
(c) A lamp.
(d) A pillow.

15. What sport does Dulce coach before she is fired?
(a) Football.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Softball.
(d) Volleyball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animals live in paddocks at Hialeah Park?

2. How many volumes of books does Reina keep in her apartment?

3. Which of the following relatives of Herberto's does NOT fight in the Bay of Pigs?

4. How many wives has Gonzalo Cruz had?

5. As a child, who accompanies Reina to the funeral home after her mother's death?

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