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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the men at the yacht club respond to Reina's presence there?
(a) They are disgusted that such a woman would join their club.
(b) They are curious about her, but keep their distance.
(c) They are attracted to her and openly woo her.
(d) They completely ignore her.

2. According to the news report Reina overhears, how many exiles are attacking Veradero Beach?
(a) Ten thousand.
(b) One hundred.
(c) One hundred thousand.
(d) One thousand.

3. What is Gonzalo doing when Silvestre arrives at the hospital?
(a) Vomiting.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating his dinner.

4. Which of the following do Constancia and Reina visit to pay homage to before making the journey back to Cuba?
(a) The birds.
(b) The rivers.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The trees.

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

6. How many chairs does Blanca collect and store in her bedroom?
(a) Nine hundred.
(b) Nine.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Ninety.

7. With what does Constancia hit Reina over the head with, knocking her overboard?
(a) An oar.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A rock.
(d) A book.

8. What does Constancia think happens to Herberto during the Cuban revolution?
(a) She thinks he was captured.
(b) She thinks he was killed.
(c) She thinks he chickend out of battle.
(d) She thinks he was victorious.

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

10. How long after the grievous cancer diagnosis does Ignacio's family member die?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Ten years.

11. What is the name of Ignacio's first published book?
(a) Cuba's Diving Birds.
(b) Cuba's Dying Birds.
(c) Cuba's Dangerous Birds.
(d) Cuba's Dancing Birds.

12. How many of Gonazalo's wives show up to his funeral?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

13. In what class does Ignacio meet Blanca for the first time?
(a) Physical Education.
(b) Biology.
(c) Trigonometry.
(d) Spanish.

14. What color does Ignacio think Blanca's hair shimmers like in the sun?
(a) Blue.
(b) Silver.
(c) Red.
(d) Gold.

15. When does Ignacio begin the trek to the nearest town after killing his wife?
(a) At dusk.
(b) At dawn.
(c) At noon.
(d) At midnight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes Silvestre's deafness?

3. What does Blanca demand Ignacio give her after she finds out she is pregnant?

4. How many months pregnant in Isabel when she arrives in Miami?

5. What does Ignacio remember doing with Blanca's body after he killed her?

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