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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. As a child, how does Reina feel about her father, Ignacio?
(a) She despised him.
(b) She didn't know Ignacio when she was a child.
(c) She was terrified of him.
(d) She adored him.

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

6. Which part of Ignacio's family member's body is riddled with cancer?
(a) The bones.
(b) The throat.
(c) The brain.
(d) The liver.

7. Why doesn't Reina believe that their mother shot herself?
(a) Because her mother told her that she would never commit suicide.
(b) Because she thinks their father was an evil man.
(c) Because she doesn't think it was physically possible.
(d) Because she knows their mother never would have abandoned them.

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

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

10. 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 mountains.
(c) The rivers.
(d) The trees.

11. What does the man in the yacht who awakens Reina on the river throw to her?
(a) A bouquet of roses.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A sack of coins.

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

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

14. What does Reina claim their father stole from their mother in order to better his own life?
(a) Her intelligence.
(b) Her youth.
(c) Her money.
(d) Her family name.

15. What animal does Ignacio claim to have taken aim at when he shoots his wife?
(a) A hummingbird.
(b) A mosquito.
(c) A dragonfly.
(d) A butterfly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Reina react to Constancia's realization that their mother did not drown in the Zapatos swamp?

2. Where is the final chapter of the novel set?

3. Who narrates the final chapter of the novel?

4. Which animal is Blanca's favorite animal to study in Cuba?

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

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