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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 Dulce meet her boyfriend Abelardo on the day she is arrested?
(a) At the library.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) At a hotel.
(d) At his home.

2. 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.

3. Which book does Ignacio receive for his thirteenth birthday?
(a) An Atlas.
(b) An encyclopedia.
(c) A dictionary.
(d) The Bible.

4. As an adult, where does Reina deposit her father's shotgun?
(a) In her mother's grave.
(b) In the sea.
(c) In a safe.
(d) At a bus station.

5. How many days does thirteen-year-old Ignacio sit on the found nest, protecting the eggs from predators?
(a) Nearly seven days.
(b) Nearly five days.
(c) Nearly three days.
(d) Nearly nine days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Ignacio's mother's name?

3. Which of the following disorders does Reina suffer from?

4. What instrument does Ignacio's father, Renaldo, play?

5. During what month is Ignacio Augero born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What gifts does Reina give to Isabel and her new son, Raku?

4. Why does Constancia travel door-to-door after Herberto goes missing?

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

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

7. How does Ignacio's mother react to the news that Ignacio has dropped out of school?

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

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

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

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