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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Luis tell Marisol he thought about her when he first saw her at the airport?
(a) He thought she looked very American.
(b) He thought she was beautiful and hoped she was there for him to pick up.
(c) He thought she looked sad about her grandmother.
(d) He thought she looked confused.

2. In Chapter 16, what does Beatriz tell Isabel is important in marriage?
(a) Respect.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Compatibility.

3. In Chapter 23, what does Elisa do when she hears the news about the conditions in the prison?
(a) She gets drunk.
(b) She throws up.
(c) She runs home.
(d) She faints.

4. In Chapter 12, who does Alejandro suggest Elisa ask for help with Pablo?
(a) Magda.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Their father.
(d) Guillermo.

5. In Chapter 23, what does Beatriz tell Elisa about what is happening in the prison?
(a) There are fights over food.
(b) They are shooting people three times daily.
(c) The men are being forced to work.
(d) There is not enough medicine.

6. In Chapter 15, who drives Marisol to the university so she can sit in on one of Luis's classes?
(a) Ana.
(b) Cristina.
(c) Caridad.
(d) Alejandro.

7. What was one reason Luis tells Marisol that he and Cristina broke up?
(a) She wanted children and he did not.
(b) He wanted her to quit her job at the restaurant and she did not.
(c) She wanted to move to America and he did not.
(d) She wanted him to quit his job at the university and he did not.

8. In Chapter 12, what promise does Elisa's father ask her to make to him?
(a) She will find her brother Alejandro and bring him home.
(b) She will never see Pablo again.
(c) She will leave Cuba immediately with Pablo.
(d) She will tell him exactly what Beatriz is up to.

9. In Chapter 15, what outfit does Marisol wear to go out for the day with Luis?
(a) A tank top and a mini-skirt.
(b) A pair of jeans and a t-shirt.
(c) A short red dress.
(d) A long black skirt and matching top.

10. In Chapter 19, what landmark does Magda live near?
(a) The Monumente Nacionale.
(b) The Parque Leoncio Vidal.
(c) The Malecon.
(d) The Rhinehardt.

11. In Chapter 13, what book does Marisol quote?
(a) Madame Bovary.
(b) Fahrenheit 451.
(c) 1984.
(d) Animal Farm.

12. In Chapter 17, what does Luis confess to Marisol that he does that is dangerous?
(a) Helps smuggle people on rafts to America.
(b) Writes a blog critical of the regime under a pseudonym.
(c) Sends money to relatives out of the country.
(d) Protests with a face mask on.

13. In Chapter 19, who got credit for winning the Battle of Santa Clara?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) Luego.
(c) Batista.
(d) Che Guevara.

14. In Chapter 20, what does Elisa do that Magda insists on accompanying her for?
(a) Going to look for Alejandro.
(b) Going out to look for Pablo.
(c) Going to look for food.
(d) Going to the bank for money.

15. In Chapter 24, what happens to Marisol in Vedado?
(a) She is grabbed by men and thrown into a car.
(b) She gets lost.
(c) She is shot.
(d) She is stabbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what does Magda tell Elisa Beatriz should be doing?

2. In Chapter 12, what date is the presidential election held on in Cuba?

3. In Chapter 25, who kills the member of the Perez family who dies?

4. In Chapter 15, why had Batista closed the universities in 1956?

5. In Chapter 22, what does Ana tell Marisol about her feelings on she and Luis being together?

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