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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. Who stops Herberto from fighting in the Bay of Pigs?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

2. During the Bay of Pigs fight, where is Gonzalo shot?
(a) In the leg.
(b) In the back.
(c) In the shoulder.
(d) In the stomach.

3. As a child, who accompanies Reina to the funeral home after her mother's death?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) No one - Reina made the trip alone.

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

5. How long do Ignacio's parents court before they are married?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three days.
(d) Three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character believes her face is slowly transforming into her mother's, and feels that she no longer recognizes her reflection in the mirror?

2. Where is Dulce hoping to visit as soon as her visa is approved?

3. In what level of his education does Ignacio meet Dr. Samuel Forrest?

4. What does the city of El Cobre mine?

5. Where does Dulce meet the foreigner, Bengt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ignacio remember about the moments right after his wife was shot?

2. How does Constancia react to Reina's theories about their father killing their mother?

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

4. What happens to Dulce when she is fired from her job and becomes homeless?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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