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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Reina react to Constancia's realization that their mother did not drown in the Zapatos swamp?
(a) She ignores her sister completely.
(b) She is furious.
(c) She is amused.
(d) She is confused.

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

3. Who narrates the final chapter of the novel?
(a) Blanca.
(b) Reina.
(c) Ignacio.
(d) Constancia.

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

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

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

7. How many animals does Blanca's father single-handedly kill after the stampede kills his wife?
(a) 60.
(b) 6.
(c) 6000.
(d) 600.

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

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

10. How many miles does Constancia swim to reach the Cuban coast?
(a) Eight miles.
(b) Fifteen miles.
(c) Twelve miles.
(d) Three miles.

11. What is the name of Constancia's new business?
(a) Cueropo Cosmetico.
(b) Cuban Cosmetics.
(c) Cuban Cerpata Cosmetics.
(d) Cuerpa de Cuba.

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

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

14. What is the name of Reina's new boyfriend, the self-made millionaire?
(a) Rick Dandy.
(b) Randy Huss.
(c) Ralph Dussick.
(d) Russ Hicks.

15. Where is the final chapter of the novel set?
(a) At the seaside.
(b) In a barn.
(c) In a swamp.
(d) In a classroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the only place Blanca wants to make love to her husband after their honeymoon?

2. How many days does Dulce have to work to earn the money for airfare to Miami?

3. Why does Reina love her new restoring job?

4. How does Silvestre kill his father?

5. To whom does Constancia decide to gift the small bone she finds in the copper box?

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