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

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

3. 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.

4. How long after Blanca's death does Ignacio die?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two days.

5. What sport does Dulce coach before she is fired?
(a) Volleyball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Football.
(d) Softball.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the man Reina's daughter intends to marry?

2. Which animals live in paddocks at Hialeah Park?

3. Where is Ignacio's father, Reinaldo, born?

4. How does Herberto feel when he trains for the resistance in Cuba?

5. Where are Ignacio and Blanca hoping to send the animal they are searching for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Constancia react to Reina's theories about their father killing their mother?

4. What happens in the minutes before Dulce is arrested at the Habana Libre Hotel?

5. What happens when Ignacio and Blanca stop searching the swamp and decide to take a rest?

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

7. Why does Constancia travel door-to-door after Herberto goes missing?

8. What happens when Dulce meets Bengt and returns to his hotel with him?

9. How does Reina work her way into the expensive yacht club?

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

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