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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which weather ailment does Blanca claim is always plaguing her in the home?
(a) Rain.
(b) Wind.
(c) Heat.
(d) Snow.

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

3. What does Ignacio say he felt when he pulled the trigger of the gun, shooting his wife?
(a) He felt nothing.
(b) He felt icy cold.
(c) He felt terror.
(d) He felt relief.

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

5. How many days does Dulce have to work to earn the money for airfare to Miami?
(a) Five days.
(b) Nine days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Seven days.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reina love her new restoring job?

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

3. What type of car does Constancia secure in Cuba?

4. Which part of Ignacio's family member's body is riddled with cancer?

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

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