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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a satera do for a living?
(a) Cooks gourmet food.
(b) Rears other mother's children.
(c) Speaks to spirits.
(d) Brings dead plants back to life.

2. What does Constancia do with Herberto's body?
(a) She buries it in Cuba.
(b) She has it cremated.
(c) She refuses to deal with Herberto's corpse.
(d) She has it sent back to Miami.

3. How many months pregnant in Isabel when she arrives in Miami?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Seven months.
(d) Five months.

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

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

6. What type of car does Constancia secure in Cuba?
(a) A yellow Oldsmobile.
(b) A black Packard.
(c) A red Ford.
(d) An orange Chevy.

7. What does Dulce go to Abelardo's home to steal?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Food.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Money.

8. How long does Constancia let Reina struggle in the water before saving her?
(a) She pulls Reina out of the water immediately.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) She lets Reina drown, leaving her.
(d) Nearly an hour.

9. What does Blanca demand Ignacio give her after she finds out she is pregnant?
(a) A salary.
(b) A running automobile.
(c) A bible.
(d) A camera.

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

11. Who directs Constancia to make an offering to nature before starting out on her journey to Cuba?
(a) Evaristo Leal.
(b) Reina Aguero.
(c) Uncle Damaso.
(d) The santero.

12. Which of the following best describes Gonzalo's body when Silvestre arrives at the hospital?
(a) Unrecognizable.
(b) Swollen.
(c) Muscular.
(d) Shriveled.

13. Which animal is Blanca's favorite animal to study in Cuba?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Snakes.

14. After moving to Miami, what does Reina start a business restoring?
(a) Furniture.
(b) Cars.
(c) Houses.
(d) Swimming pools.

15. After Blanca becomes pregnant, where does she want to move to?
(a) Spain.
(b) America.
(c) Portugal.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ignacio say he felt when he pulled the trigger of the gun, shooting his wife?

2. What does Isabel name her newborn son?

3. What does Constancia think happens to Herberto during the Cuban revolution?

4. When Reina realizes that she is pregnant, what animal does she compare the fetus to?

5. Why does Ignacio choose to lie to his daughters about their mother's death?

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