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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. What is Ignacio's mother's name?
(a) Santa Anna.
(b) Serrano.
(c) Sheila.
(d) Soledad.

2. Where is Dulce hoping to visit as soon as her visa is approved?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) The United States.

3. What bird does Pepin bring into Reina's hospital room hoping it will sniff out the evil there?
(a) A swan.
(b) A duck.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A goose.

4. What do Constancia's relatives tell her about Gonzalo Cruz while at the family funeral?
(a) That Gonzalo has gone bankrupt.
(b) That Gonzalo is dying.
(c) That Gonzalo has just won the lottery.
(d) That Gonzalo is getting divorced.

5. How many days does thirteen-year-old Ignacio sit on the found nest, protecting the eggs from predators?
(a) Nearly nine days.
(b) Nearly five days.
(c) Nearly seven days.
(d) Nearly three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dulce fired for fraternizing with?

2. What instrument does Ignacio's father, Renaldo, play?

3. How far does Ignacio have to carry his wife's body to the nearest town?

4. What does Constancia sell for a living?

5. What does Soledad attempt to throw at the bird she sees through the window?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Reina feel about Dulce having children?

2. What does Constancia discover when she finds the small copper box in her father's old shed in Cuba?

3. How does Ignacio react after his wife dies in the swamp?

4. How does Constancia react to the birth of her sister, Reina?

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

6. How does Blanca's mother die?

7. What theory does Pepin Beltrán have about Reina's insomnia?

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

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

10. How does Reina adjust to living with Constancia?

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