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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Where does Dulce attempt to live after she becomes homeless?
(a) In a bowling alley.
(b) With a traveling carnival.
(c) In a circus tent.
(d) In a movie theater.

3. Who has raided Eugenia Mestro's grave by the time Constancia arrives to it?
(a) Grave robbers.
(b) Small children.
(c) Scavenging animals.
(d) Pilgrims.

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

5. How old is the young boy who dies from eating spoiled meat after the stampede?
(a) Twelve-years-old.
(b) Eighteen-years-old.
(c) Five-years-old.
(d) Two-years-old.

6. How does Silvestre kill his father?
(a) He strangles him.
(b) He suffocates him.
(c) He poisons him.
(d) He stabs him.

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

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

9. Which of his parents' belongings does Ignacio sell to earn the funds to publish his first book?
(a) Their family heirlooms.
(b) Their car.
(c) Their house.
(d) Their insurance plans.

10. What does Ignacio remember doing with Blanca's body after he killed her?
(a) Drowning it.
(b) Holding it.
(c) Burying it.
(d) Dragging it.

11. When Reina realizes that she is pregnant, what animal does she compare the fetus to?
(a) A small frog.
(b) A leech.
(c) A hummingbird.
(d) A butterfly.

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

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

14. How does Ignacio's mother feel about her son quitting university?
(a) She was shocked because she didn't know he had enrolled in classes in the first place.
(b) She was glad he put his foolishness behind him.
(c) She never found out, as Ignacio never told her.
(d) She begged him to return to his studies.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Dulce find a job once she reaches Miami?

3. How does Ignacio respond when Reina asks him if he is her true father?

4. Where does Ignacio take Blanca for their honeymoon?

5. Whose photograph does Constancia decide to print on all her cosmetics bottles?

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