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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) Egg yolks.
(b) Dried figs.
(c) Jalapeno skins.
(d) Salmon caviar.

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

3. What does Ignacio have a passion for even from an early age?
(a) Art.
(b) Sports.
(c) Music.
(d) Nature.

4. Where is the gaping wound on Reina's mother's body?
(a) The throat.
(b) The forehead.
(c) The scalp.
(d) The chest.

5. How does Constancia feel about Herberto joining a militia group?
(a) She is completely supportive of it.
(b) She is confused by his choices.
(c) She is apathetic to his life.
(d) She thinks it is ridiculous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the bird drop on the crowds of people celebrating in the streets of Cuba?

2. What characteristic of his favorite animal does Ignacio find particularly attractive?

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

4. How long do Ignacio's parents court before they are married?

5. At what time of day do Ignacio and Blanca stop to rest in their search?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ignacio's father die?

2. How does Ignacio react after his wife dies in the swamp?

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

4. What question does Dr. Samuel Forrest ask Ignacio during his job interview that ultimately earns him the job?

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

6. What happens when Ignacio and Blanca stop searching the swamp and decide to take a rest?

7. How does Reina work her way into the expensive yacht club?

8. Why doesn't Herberto fight at the Bay of Pigs, and how does he feel afterward?

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

10. How do Reina and Russ Hicks meet?

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