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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after moving in with Abelardo does Ducle run away?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two weeks.

2. How does Dulce feel after consuming all the exotic foods Bengt offers her?
(a) She feels sick to her stomach from all the rich food.
(b) She feels resentful that Bengt can spend his money so frivolously.
(c) She feels amused that she can wrap such a wealthy man around her finger.
(d) She feels that she is living the high life.

3. After leaving Abelardo, what does Dulce find a job doing?
(a) Nannying.
(b) Teaching English.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Baking.

4. During what decade does the Prologue take place?
(a) 1940's.
(b) 1920's.
(c) 1990's.
(d) 1960's.

5. Where does Constancia find Herberto's body after he goes missing?
(a) Floating in the water.
(b) On the boat dock.
(c) In his yacht.
(d) In the backseat of his car.

6. What animal are Ignacio and Blanca searching for in the swamp?
(a) A duck.
(b) A fish.
(c) A snake.
(d) A lizard.

7. How long does the Cuban government state they will need to process Reina's visa application?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three days.

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

9. How long does Reina sit in the Cuban government's office before she receives the answer about her visa to travel to America?
(a) Five months.
(b) Five days.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Five hours.

10. How far along into her pregnancy is Blanca Aguero when she miraculously returns to her family after going missing?
(a) Five months.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Three months.

11. What does the bird drop on the crowds of people celebrating in the streets of Cuba?
(a) Water.
(b) Blood.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Berries.

12. How far does Ignacio have to carry his wife's body to the nearest town?
(a) Seventeen miles.
(b) Seven hundred miles.
(c) Seventy miles.
(d) Seven miles.

13. What does Reina offer to La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre in prayer?
(a) A lock of her hair.
(b) A purse of coins.
(c) A wrench.
(d) A hollyhock.

14. Which character believes her face is slowly transforming into her mother's, and feels that she no longer recognizes her reflection in the mirror?
(a) Dulce Aguero.
(b) Constancia Aguero.
(c) Blanca Aguero.
(d) Reina Aguero.

15. How long does Dr. Forrest make Ignacio wait before offering him a job?
(a) Until the end of the month.
(b) Until the end of the week.
(c) He offered Ignacio a job on the spot.
(d) Until the end of the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Constancia sell for a living?

2. How many days does thirteen-year-old Ignacio sit on the found nest, protecting the eggs from predators?

3. Which committee visits Reina and asks her to volunteer for night patrolling?

4. How does Ignacio Aguero die?

5. Which animal does Ignacio claim is his favorite when asked by Dr. Forrest?

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