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

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) Fame.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

3. What does Constancia recently win as a commission for high sales in her company?
(a) A diamond pendant.
(b) A pink Cadillac.
(c) A trip to Walt Disney World.
(d) New hardwood floors for her home.

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

5. What is the relationship between Ignacio and Blanca Aguero?
(a) They are a father-daughter team.
(b) They are married.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) They are cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what decade does the Prologue take place?

2. How does Constancia react to the birth of her new baby sister?

3. How long has Reina been in a relationship with Pepin Beltrán?

4. As an adult, where does Reina deposit her father's shotgun?

5. In what city does Constancia Aguerro live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. While working on an old car, what does Reina overhear about the exiles in Cuba?

3. What does Dulce claim is the only thing the Cuban government cannot ration?

4. In the second retelling of the final night in Zapatos Swamp, what does Ignacio remember about the moment when he shot his wife?

5. Why does the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution come to visit Reina while she is recovering?

6. Why does Constancia visit Oscar Pinago?

7. How does Blanca's mother die?

8. What is the time setting of the Prologue of the novel?

9. How does Constancia Cruz feel about her job at the cosmetics store?

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

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