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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. 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 days.
(b) Five months.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Five weeks.

2. What does Constancia sell for a living?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Used cars.
(c) Houses.
(d) Cosmetics.

3. Who does Constancia think is responsible for the attack on Herberto?
(a) A radical exile group.
(b) A jaded ex-lover.
(c) A random attacker.
(d) A disgruntled business partner.

4. Which of the following disorders does Reina suffer from?
(a) Muscular Dystrophy.
(b) Alopecia.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Asthma.

5. How does Constancia feel about Herberto joining a militia group?
(a) She thinks it is ridiculous.
(b) She is completely supportive of it.
(c) She is confused by his choices.
(d) She is apathetic to his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Blanca's death does Ignacio die?

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

3. Whose arrival are the people of Cuba celebrating on the day Ignacio is born?

4. Whose funeral do Herberto and Constancia attend together?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Reinaldo and Soledad Vaerla meet?

2. What happens when Herberto decides to go fishing in Biscayne Bay?

3. What question does Dr. Samuel Forrest ask Ignacio during his job interview that ultimately earns him the job?

4. Who is Evaristo Leal, and why does he show up on Constancia's doorstep?

5. Why are Ignacio and Blana in the swamp at the opening of the novel?

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

7. How does Reina skirt the Cuban government's system for processing travel visas?

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

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

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

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