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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ignacio take Blanca for their honeymoon?
(a) The Isle of Dolphins.
(b) The Isle of Pines.
(c) The Isle of Roses.
(d) The Isle of Coral.

2. What does Isabel name her newborn son?
(a) Maku.
(b) Saku.
(c) Taku.
(d) Raku.

3. How does Reina help Constancia with the factory she hopes to open?
(a) She lays brick with the men for nearly three weeks.
(b) She digs the drainage ditches.
(c) She completes the building's wiring.
(d) She sews curtains for the windows.

4. Why does Reina love her new restoring job?
(a) Because she loves the publicity she is receiving.
(b) Because she never wants to go back to prostitution.
(c) Because she knows Constancia is jealous of her.
(d) Because she can work at any time of the day.

5. Who has written a letter to Dulce begging her to move to Miami?
(a) Constancia.
(b) Ignacio.
(c) Reina.
(d) Isabel.

6. How does Ignacio respond when Reina asks him if he is her true father?
(a) He ignored the question.
(b) He told her that he was her father.
(c) He confessed that he had no idea who Reina's father was.
(d) He agreed that he was probably not her father.

7. Where around Blanca's body is the animal that Ignacio aimed at flying?
(a) Near her stomach.
(b) Near her legs.
(c) Near her head.
(d) Near her heart.

8. Where is the only place Blanca wants to make love to her husband after their honeymoon?
(a) In the desert.
(b) In the treetops.
(c) In water.
(d) In the bed.

9. What causes Silvestre's deafness?
(a) A loud noise.
(b) An amputated ear.
(c) A high fever.
(d) A genetic trait.

10. Who narrates the final chapter of the novel?
(a) Blanca.
(b) Ignacio.
(c) Constancia.
(d) Reina.

11. How many miles does Constancia swim to reach the Cuban coast?
(a) Three miles.
(b) Eight miles.
(c) Fifteen miles.
(d) Twelve miles.

12. Which of the following is NOT something Constancia finds in the small copper box in her father's shed?
(a) A small plaid pouch.
(b) Her father's diaries.
(c) A box of matches.
(d) A photograph of her mother.

13. What interesting person does Reina see only once at her mother's grave?
(a) A man who claimed to be Blanca's lover.
(b) A man who claimed to be Reina's brother.
(c) A man who claimed to be Blanca's killer.
(d) A man who claimed to be Reina's father.

14. How much notice does Silvestre give his mother before arriving at her doorstep?
(a) He gives her one week's warning.
(b) He gives her one day's warning.
(c) He gives his mother no warning.
(d) He gives her one month's warning.

15. What does Evaristo Leal deliver to Constancia a few days after Gonzalo's funeral?
(a) A letter.
(b) An envelope of money.
(c) A box of photographs.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city of Florida does Reina live with her sister, Constancia?

2. How long does Constancia let Reina struggle in the water before saving her?

3. How many animals does Blanca's father single-handedly kill after the stampede kills his wife?

4. How many of Gonazalo's wives show up to his funeral?

5. With what does Constancia hit Reina over the head with, knocking her overboard?

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