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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marisol travel to Cuba for the first time?
(a) To visit her lover.
(b) To leave her grandmother Elisa's ashes there per Elisa's request.
(c) For a job interview.
(d) To see the beaches.

2. In Chapter 8, where do Ana and Elisa have lunch?
(a) The Plaza Rosa.
(b) The Plaza Vieja.
(c) The Plaza Azul.
(d) The Plaza Malecon.

3. Who are Marisol's sisters?
(a) Jennifer and Lucia.
(b) Daniela and Lucia.
(c) Lucia and Daisy.
(d) Daniela and Isabel.

4. In Chapter 8, what does Luis tell Marisol about his bruises?
(a) One of his students was angry over a grade and hit him.
(b) He tripped and fell.
(c) He was intervening in a domestic dispute and was injured.
(d) He was mugged.

5. Where does Pablo ask Elisa to meet him the following day in Chapter 4?
(a) Outside her house.
(b) By the Malecon.
(c) Outside Guillermo's house.
(d) In Chinatown.

6. What does Pablo tell Elisa about America's influence in Cuba in Chapter 8?
(a) America is only doing good things for Cuba.
(b) America has more influence in Cuba than Cuba has in its own country.
(c) America is trying to rig Cuba's elections.
(d) American is only interested in Cuba for its rum and sugar.

7. What has Alejandro done that Elisa reveals in Chapter 7 which prevents him from coming back home?
(a) He was involved in a plot to try to bomb oil supply lines.
(b) He was involved in a plot to kill Batista.
(c) He was involved in a plot to try to leave the country.
(d) He was involved in a plot to kill Castro.

8. Who is considered the beauty of the four Perez sisters?
(a) Maria.
(b) Elisa.
(c) Beatriz.
(d) Isabel.

9. Who is Luis's mother?
(a) Cristina.
(b) Maria.
(c) Caridad.
(d) Rosa.

10. Who does Pablo put his faith in to change things for the better in Cuba?
(a) Antigua.
(b) Batista.
(c) Verdado.
(d) Fidel Castro.

11. What does Luis tell Marisol about the food rations for Cuba?
(a) There is never enough bread in particular.
(b) There is always an abundance of food.
(c) There is never enough meat in particular.
(d) There is never enough food and many have to stand in line in different places all day for it.

12. Who is the Perez's housekeeper in the 1950s?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Felicia.
(d) Madga.

13. How old is Elisa when she meets Pablo in Chapter 4?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 19.
(d) 35.

14. What does Ana tell Elisa about Fidel Castro's own background in Chapter 11?
(a) He was not born in Cuba.
(b) He was from the peasant class.
(c) He was actually related to Batista.
(d) He was the son of a wealthy farmer.

15. What is Elisa's father's name?
(a) Fidel Perez.
(b) Alejandro Perez.
(c) Pablo Perez.
(d) Emilio Perez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business do Luis and his family run?

2. In Chapter 3, where have Elisa's parents gone on a trip?

3. In what year does Elisa leave Cuba with her family?

4. In Chapter 11, what do Ana and Marisol drink as Marisol asks Ana about Elisa?

5. Who introduces herself to Marisol as Luis's wife?

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