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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. Where does Herberto want to move when he retires?
(a) To California.
(b) To South Carolina.
(c) To Louisiana.
(d) To Florida.

2. Whose arrival are the people of Cuba celebrating on the day Ignacio is born?
(a) An actor.
(b) A politician.
(c) A philanthropist.
(d) A doctor.

3. What animal does Blanca feel fly past her neck?
(a) A hummingbird.
(b) A cockroach.
(c) A moth.
(d) A mosquito.

4. What does Soledad attempt to throw at the bird she sees through the window?
(a) A rock.
(b) A book.
(c) A lamp.
(d) A pillow.

5. How long has Reina been in a relationship with Pepin Beltrán?
(a) Fourteen years.
(b) Twenty-four years.
(c) Two and half years.
(d) Eight months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country do Ignacio and Blanca live?

2. Where does Constancia find Herberto's body after he goes missing?

3. Which animal does Ignacio claim is his favorite when asked by Dr. Forrest?

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

5. During the Bay of Pigs fight, where is Gonzalo shot?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Herberto decides to go fishing in Biscayne Bay?

3. When does Constancia realize that her father, Ignacio, is lying to her about her mother's death?

4. How does Constancia Cruz feel about miracles?

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

6. How does the working relationship between Ignacio and Blanca change after she finds out she is pregnant?

7. How does Ignacio's father die?

8. What does Constancia discover when she finds the small copper box in her father's old shed in Cuba?

9. Who is Evaristo Leal, and why does he show up on Constancia's doorstep?

10. How does Blanca's mental health deteriorate while she is pregnant with Constancia?

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