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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

3. What instrument does Ignacio's mother play?
(a) The clarinet.
(b) The trumpet.
(c) The flute.
(d) The oboe.

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

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

6. How long does Dr. Forrest make Ignacio wait before offering him a job?
(a) Until the end of the week.
(b) Until the end of the month.
(c) Until the end of the day.
(d) He offered Ignacio a job on the spot.

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

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

9. Which of the following objects does Herberto illegally sell to New York?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Tobacco.

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

11. Where does Herberto want to move when he retires?
(a) To California.
(b) To Louisiana.
(c) To South Carolina.
(d) To Florida.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Ignacio's father, Reinaldo, born?

3. What does Reina Aguero do for a living?

4. What unusual food item does Bengt feed Dulce in his hotel room?

5. What does Constancia recently win as a commission for high sales in her company?

(see the answer keys)

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