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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 is Elisa's father's name?

2. In Chapter 6, what does Pablo give to Elisa when they meet at the Malecon?

3. What kind of food do Pablo and Elisa eat in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 7, where does Pablo tell Elisa he was before he came back to Havana?

5. In Chapter 2, who meets Marisol at the airport in Cuba?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why is Pablo wary of the upcoming elections in Cuba?

2. In Chapter 4, what is Pablo able to discern from Elisa's dress and shoes?

3. In Chapter 10, how does Luis explain his having such a nice car to Marisol?

4. In Chapter 9, what offer does Luis make to Marisol and how does she feel about this?

5. In Chapter 5, why does Ana tell Marisol that Elisa saw herself in Marisol?

6. In Chapter 7, what secret does Elisa trust Pablo with about her own family?

7. In Chapter 9, how does Luis explain his cuts and bruises to Elisa?

8. In Chapter 2, why does Luis tell Marisol that Miramar has survived better than other parts of Havana?

9. In Chapter 7, why is Beatriz sneaking into her father's office?

10. Who picks Marisol up at the airport in Chapter 2, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Elisa's relationship with each of her parents like? Why do you think Elisa is closer to Magda, her former nanny and the family housekeeper, than she is with her own mother? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What does Marisol learn about the Rodriguez family's paladar? What does the paladar symbolize about class inequality and struggle in Cuba? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the friendship of Elisa Perez and Ana Rodriguez. How does their friendship survive decades of physical separation and the dramatic divergence of their life paths?

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