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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 business do Luis and his family run?

2. What is Elisa's father's name?

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

4. How does Pablo know the person hosting the party in Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, why is Marisol nervous when she heads through customs coming into Cuba?

2. In Chapter 10, what does Luis tell Marisol about the food ration system in Cuba?

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

4. In Chapter 7, what does Alejandro find Elisa specifically to tell her?

5. In Chapter 8, what happens to Ana and Elisa when they are out to lunch?

6. In Chapter 1, why is Elisa fleeing Cuba with her family?

7. In Chapter 3, how does Elisa feel about her family's relationship with sugar?

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

9. In Chapter 3, what is Elisa's first meeting with Pablo like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some similarities between pre-and-post revolutionary Cuba? What are some of the most significant differences? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support them.

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

How does the Perez family handle Alejandro's subversive activities aimed to undermine the Batista regime, and why are these activities such a problem for the Perezes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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