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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an injury that Reina sustains trying to move the last water pump in El Cobre?

2. What is the name of Reina's daughter?

3. Which of Abelardo's family members does Dulce steal money and jewelry from?

4. What does Constancia recently win as a commission for high sales in her company?

5. What is the name of Gonzalo's radical militia group?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Ignacio meet Dr. Samuel Forrest?

5. Why does Silvestre arrive in Miami?

6. What does the santero advise Constancia to do before heading back to Cuba in search of the truth?

7. How does Ignacio react to the news that his wife, Blanca, has gone missing?

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

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

10. Why does Constancia visit Oscar Pinago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reina's view of love and sexuality was very strange in romantic relationships. Choose two romantic relationships Reina was a part of and compare/contrast them. What roles does Reina play in the relationships, and to whom does she choose to show affection? How?

Essay Topic 2

Ignacio is presented in the novel as a man who takes advantage of others in order to further his own career. Explain how Ignacio charmed his way into a luxurious life, and ultimately, what the effects of a swindler's life had on his existence.

Essay Topic 3

Both Ignacio and Blanca are heavily influenced in their lives by the power of beauty around them. Explain what naturalism means to Ignacio and Blanca, and then explain how the quest for beautiful biology affected their relationship and the way they interacted with the world around them.

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