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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the bird drop on the crowds of people celebrating in the streets of Cuba?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Berries.
(c) Water.
(d) Blood.

2. What does Reina offer to La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre in prayer?
(a) A hollyhock.
(b) A wrench.
(c) A purse of coins.
(d) A lock of her hair.

3. In what country do Ignacio and Blanca live?
(a) The Dominican Republic.
(b) Costa Rica.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Cuba.

4. What type of scientist is Dr. Samuel Forrest?
(a) A biologist.
(b) A botonist.
(c) A paleantologist.
(d) An archaeologist.

5. How far does Ignacio have to carry his wife's body to the nearest town?
(a) Seven hundred miles.
(b) Seven miles.
(c) Seventy miles.
(d) Seventeen miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dulce feel after consuming all the exotic foods Bengt offers her?

2. What do Ignacio and Blanco do for a living?

3. Who is Dulce fired for fraternizing with?

4. How long does the Cuban government state they will need to process Reina's visa application?

5. Who stops Herberto from fighting in the Bay of Pigs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Reina and Russ Hicks meet?

2. What injuries does Reina sustain when she is hit by lightning?

3. What happens when Dulce meets Bengt and returns to his hotel with him?

4. What attracts Ignacio to Blanca when they first meet in school?

5. Why does Constancia visit Oscar Pinago?

6. How does Constancia Cruz feel about miracles?

7. How does Reina feel about her relationship with Russ after returning from the journey with her sister?

8. What bad omen does Soledad Aguero see on the day she gives birth to her son Ignacio?

9. Why does Silvestre arrive in Miami?

10. How does Constancia treat Herberto's dead body?

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