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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Reina claim their mother kept hidden in a pouch around her neck?
(a) A lock of hair.
(b) A key.
(c) A gold coin.
(d) A bone.

3. How does Reina feel about Constancia's cosmetics business?
(a) She is confused by it.
(b) She is apathetic to it.
(c) She thinks it is a laughable business.
(d) She completely supports it.

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

5. Why does Ignacio choose to lie to his daughters about their mother's death?
(a) He didn't want his daughters to hate him.
(b) He didn't want to terrify his daughters.
(c) He didn't want his daughters to turn him in to the police.
(d) Ignacio gives no reasons for his lies.

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

7. 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.

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

9. When Reina sees herself naked, how large does she think she is?
(a) Half her normal size.
(b) Three times her normal size.
(c) Twice her normal size.
(d) Four times her normal size.

10. How far does Ignacio claim it was to the nearest town, to which he carried his wife's dead body?
(a) Seventeen miles.
(b) Seven miles.
(c) Seventy miles.
(d) Seven hundred miles.

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

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

13. What does Dulce say she would rather do than have a baby?
(a) Be starved to death.
(b) Be eaten by sharks.
(c) Be poisoned.
(d) Be struck by lightning.

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

15. What animal tramples Blanca's mother to death?
(a) Horses.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Cows.
(d) Wildebeast.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Silvestre kill his father?

2. Who directs Constancia to make an offering to nature before starting out on her journey to Cuba?

3. Which of the following foods is NOT one that Dulce lives off of while she is homeless?

4. Before visiting him in the hospital, how many times has Silvestre seen his father?

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

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