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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the jackpot in the Spanish lottery?
(a) El Primer Piso.
(b) El Somnambulente.
(c) El Alto Grado.
(d) El Premio Gordo.

2. What is Fernando's father's name?
(a) Filo.
(b) Hernando.
(c) Jaroslav.
(d) Isaac.

3. As mentioned in Chapter 22, Carlos's wife buys him a poster of which actress?
(a) Doris Day.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Judy Garland.
(d) Kim Novak.

4. Which person in Carlos's church is the most adept at using a fan?
(a) Mary Magdalen.
(b) Judas.
(c) Pilate.
(d) Louis XVI.

5. What is the name of the co-ed school to which Carlos transfers?
(a) Colegio del Pantocrator.
(b) Colegio del Salvador.
(c) La Universidad del Norte.
(d) La Escuela Santa María.

6. According to Chapter 4, which people always read dirty magazines?
(a) Street vendors.
(b) Chauffeurs.
(c) Postal workers.
(d) Police officers.

7. What is the name of Fernando's cousin, the one who sets off bombs to act against Fidel's government?
(a) Josef.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Miguelito.
(d) Filo.

8. What is Carlos doing at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Lighting firecrackers.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Playing baseball.
(d) Body surfing.

9. What is a paredón?
(a) A lunatic.
(b) A type of cart.
(c) A cry for help.
(d) A wall.

10. From what disease do Tony and Carlos suffer in Chapter 21?
(a) Measles.
(b) Flu.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Whooping cough.

11. What is the name of Carlos's youngest child?
(a) Bruno.
(b) Juan.
(c) John-Carlos.
(d) Joseph.

12. Where does Carlos work?
(a) The Holiday Inn.
(b) A Mexican restaurant.
(c) The Hilton Hotel.
(d) A bar.

13. In which city does chapter 21 open?
(a) Havana.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) Miami.

14. According to the students in Chapter 4, where did Adam and Eve live?
(a) Mesopotamia.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
(d) Turkey.

15. On what does Carlos get drunk in Chapter 6?
(a) Red wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Beer.
(d) Champagne.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, where does Carlos see the shape of Cuba?

2. On what holiday does Chapter 20 begin?

3. Where does Carlos get milkshakes in Havana?

4. What is the Spanish word for disillusionment?

5. What holiday is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 2?

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