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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Blanca demand Ignacio give her after she finds out she is pregnant?
(a) A running automobile.
(b) A bible.
(c) A camera.
(d) A salary.

2. How is Constancio's uncle, Damaso, paralyzed?
(a) In a skiing accident.
(b) In a horseback riding accident.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) In a diving accident.

3. After moving to Miami, what does Reina start a business restoring?
(a) Houses.
(b) Swimming pools.
(c) Cars.
(d) Furniture.

4. When does Ignacio begin the trek to the nearest town after killing his wife?
(a) At midnight.
(b) At dawn.
(c) At dusk.
(d) At noon.

5. What does Ignacio remember doing with Blanca's body after he killed her?
(a) Burying it.
(b) Dragging it.
(c) Holding it.
(d) Drowning it.

6. What is Gonzalo doing when Silvestre arrives at the hospital?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Eating his dinner.

7. What does Evaristo Leal deliver to Constancia a few days after Gonzalo's funeral?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) An envelope of money.
(c) A letter.
(d) A box of photographs.

8. Where does Dulce attempt to live after she becomes homeless?
(a) In a bowling alley.
(b) With a traveling carnival.
(c) In a circus tent.
(d) In a movie theater.

9. Where does Dulce find a job once she reaches Miami?
(a) In a language school.
(b) In a movie theater.
(c) In a sandwich shop.
(d) At a tanning salon.

10. As a child, how does Reina feel about her father, Ignacio?
(a) She was terrified of him.
(b) She didn't know Ignacio when she was a child.
(c) She adored him.
(d) She despised him.

11. Which animal is Blanca's favorite animal to study in Cuba?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Turtles.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Frogs.

12. What does Dulce go to Abelardo's home to steal?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Clothing.

13. How much notice does Silvestre give his mother before arriving at her doorstep?
(a) He gives her one month's warning.
(b) He gives her one week's warning.
(c) He gives his mother no warning.
(d) He gives her one day's warning.

14. Who has raided Eugenia Mestro's grave by the time Constancia arrives to it?
(a) Grave robbers.
(b) Pilgrims.
(c) Small children.
(d) Scavenging animals.

15. How many animals does Blanca's father single-handedly kill after the stampede kills his wife?
(a) 60.
(b) 6.
(c) 600.
(d) 6000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the final chapter of the novel set?

2. How long after the grievous cancer diagnosis does Ignacio's family member die?

3. How does Reina feel about Constancia's cosmetics business?

4. What does Ignacio say he felt when he pulled the trigger of the gun, shooting his wife?

5. To whom does Constancia decide to gift the small bone she finds in the copper box?

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