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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. How long does Dr. Forrest make Ignacio wait before offering him a job?

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

3. What does Reina Aguero do for a living?

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

5. What is the relationship between Ignacio and Blanca Aguero?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Reina want to work in Constancia's new factory?

2. How does Ignacio's father die?

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

4. Why does Silvestre arrive in Miami?

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

6. Why does Reina visit La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre?

7. How is Reina Aguero described by her fellow electricians?

8. In the second retelling of the final night in Zapatos Swamp, what does Ignacio remember about the moment when he shot his wife?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Money seems to be the one driving force in Dulce Aguero's life. Explain what Dulce's life was like while she was living in Cuba and why the prostitution jobs she took seemed necessary. Then, explain how Dulce's quest for financial stability affected the romantic relationships in her life.

Essay Topic 2

Ignacio Aguero had a string of lies that he fed his daughters in regards to their mother's death. Create a time line of Ignacio's lies and describe how they changed and grew as his daughters aged. Then, explain how the constant lies affected the relationships both Reina and Constancia had with their father.

Essay Topic 3

After their mother's death, Constancia and Reina grew apart from one another as both had different views of their mother. Compare/contrast the childhood of each of the sisters and explain what factors led to the two sisters having a strained and distant relationship into their adulthood.

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