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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cesar do to Delores?

2. Where do Cesar and Nestor find themselves few months later?

3. What grants Cesar and Nestor instant fame?

4. With whom is Nestor standing in all their youthful prowess?

5. What does Pablo say makes a man happy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lydia feel about Cesar?

2. What happens to Cesar's club?

3. How to the Castillo brothers handle their popularity?

4. Does Cesar play anymore? If so, where?

5. What is it that Cesar likes about Lydia?

6. How does Cesar handle Nestor's death?

7. How does Eugenio feel after having a conversation with Desi Arnaz?

8. Who is Maria?

9. What does Eugenio imagine?

10. How do the Castillo brother handle the fame and fortune acquired from being on the "I Love Lucy" show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cesar's ailments affect his relationship with Lydia.

Part 1) Who is Lydia?

Part 2) What are Cesar's ailments?

Part 3) How do his ailments affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

The hearts represent both Cesar and Nestor.

Part 1) Describe the scene with the hearts.

Part 2) What do the hearts mean, regarding Cesar and Nestor?

Part 3) How does this realization about the hearts affect Eugenio? Are the hearts an effective use of imagery? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Cesar's will to live dies with his brother.

Part 1) Use information from the text to support this statement.

Part 2) Does Cesar's behavior change after his brother's death? What is the reason for his behavior?

Part 3) How does Cesar resolve this lack of desire to survive without his brother?

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