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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. Which of the following is NOT an injury that Reina sustains trying to move the last water pump in El Cobre?
(a) Her wrist is sprained.
(b) Her hair is pulled out.
(c) Her teeth are loosened.
(d) Her nose is broken.

2. Which of the following words completes this sentence taken from Ignacio's deathbed note, "The quest for truth is far more glorious than the quest for ___________ ."
(a) Power.
(b) Fame.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

3. How are Ignacio and Blanca traveling through the swamp?
(a) On a boat.
(b) On horseback.
(c) On foot.
(d) On bicycles.

4. Which of the following objects does Herberto illegally sell to New York?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Whiskey.

5. What unusual food item does Bengt feed Dulce in his hotel room?
(a) Jalapeno skins.
(b) Egg yolks.
(c) Salmon caviar.
(d) Dried figs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Constancia visit Gonzalo when she asks about Herberto's whereabouts?

2. Which committee visits Reina and asks her to volunteer for night patrolling?

3. Which of the following characters works as a prostitute to make a living?

4. Who does Constancia think is responsible for the attack on Herberto?

5. What does the city of El Cobre mine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Reina and Russ Hicks meet?

2. How does Ignacio meet Dr. Samuel Forrest?

3. What is the incident that occurs in 1914 that Ignacio claims changed his father?

4. What answers does Ignacio finally give to the readers as to his motivations in killing Blanca and lying to his daughters?

5. What role does the hummingbird play in Blanca's death in the Zapatos Swamp?

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

7. What happens to the small pouch Blanca carries around her neck, after she dies?

8. How does Silvestre react to seeing Gonzalo in the hospital?

9. Why doesn't Reina want to work in Constancia's new factory?

10. What memory haunts Reina in regards to her mother's death and visiting her at the funeral home?

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