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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens between Abelardo and Dulce on the day she is arrested?
(a) Dulce breaks up with Abelardo.
(b) Dulce offers Abelardo a job.
(c) Abelardo proposes to Dulce.
(d) Abelardo and Dulce conceive their first child.

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

3. What type of scientist is Dr. Samuel Forrest?
(a) An archaeologist.
(b) A biologist.
(c) A botonist.
(d) A paleantologist.

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

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

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

7. What does the city of El Cobre mine?
(a) Gold.
(b) Steel.
(c) Copper.
(d) Diamond.

8. How many days does thirteen-year-old Ignacio sit on the found nest, protecting the eggs from predators?
(a) Nearly five days.
(b) Nearly nine days.
(c) Nearly three days.
(d) Nearly seven days.

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

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

11. How does Ignacio Aguero die?
(a) He shot himself.
(b) He jumped off a bridge.
(c) He was killed in a car accident.
(d) He died of a broken heart.

12. How many wives has Gonzalo Cruz had?
(a) Six.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

13. Which animals live in paddocks at Hialeah Park?
(a) Goats.
(b) Cows.
(c) Horses.
(d) Sheep.

14. Who stops Herberto from fighting in the Bay of Pigs?
(a) His mother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far along into her pregnancy is Blanca Aguero when she miraculously returns to her family after going missing?

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

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

4. What animal does Blanca feel fly past her neck?

5. During what month is Ignacio Augero born?

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