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The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love | Quiz

Oscar Hijuelos
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The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love | Quiz

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1)

Why is Cesar hospitalized? (from Part 2)

He cannot stop being violently ill.
He has passed out.
He has a heart attack.
His organs are failing.
2)

What does Eugenio imagine? (from Part 3)

His sister is sitting next to him.
His father and uncle are sitting on the sofa across from him.
His mother and father are together in New York City.
Arnaz is his father.
3)

Why would Fernando like to help Cesar? (from Part 2)

Cesar had shown Fernando kindness when they were younger.
Fernando owes Cesar money.
Cesar saves his life.
Cesar is in desparate need of help.
4)

How do Mariela and her mother live comfortably in Cuba? (from Part 2)

Mariela's stepfather makes a six-figure salary.
Mariela's mother is paid very well for her work.
Mariela is close with Fidel Castro.
Mariela's stepfather is an official close to the Castro regime.
5)

Into what does Perez convert the club? (from Part 2)

A retirement home.
A disco club.
A rock and jazz venue.
A family restaurant.
6)

Where does Cesar play most frequently? (from Part 2)

The Risoteria Restaurant.
The Mamey Tree Restaurant.
The Tree Restaurant.
Joe's Pizzeria.
7)

What does Eugenio do when Arnaz retreats to another room to make a phone call? (from Part 3)

He goes outside to his car and drives away.
He wanders around the home looking at the decor and photographs of the stars.
He follows Arnaz and listens in on his telephone conversation.
He thinks back to the "I Love Lucy" show where Nestor and Cesar appear as two young men newly arrived from Cuba.
8)

What is Eugenio pleased to find about his father? (from Part 3)

He is happy.
He is in heaven.
He is real flesh and blood.
He is a ghost.
9)

What does Cesar teach? (from Part 2)

Piano.
Trumpet.
The salsa.
The mambo.
10)

How does Fernando help Cesar? (from Part 2)

He convinces Mariela to leave Cuba.
He brings Cesar's brothers to America.
He purchases a local Irish pub and turns it into a mambo club.
He pays his bills for one month.
11)

Why does Cesar perform at a street festival? (from Part 3)

He is pressured by the Catholic church sponsors.
He has not played in awhile and wants to play.
Lydia begs him.
He offers.
12)

What does Cesar notice about his brothers? (from Part 2)

They are content to become old men.
This miss Cuba.
The are unhappy.
They want to move to New York City.
13)

What leads Cesar to hire Eugenio to help with maintenance at the apartment building? (from Part 2)

More work than usual.
Exhaustion.
A new management company.
New tenants.
14)

What is found on Cesar's hand-written note? (from Part 3)

The lyrics to "Beautiful Maria of My Soul."
Blood.
A love note to Delores, who he has cared for since Nestor's death.
An apology letter to Lydia.
15)

About what does Cesar continue to reminisce? (from Part 2)

Maria.
His daughter.
His life in Cuba.
People and events in his life.
16)

What does Cesar not want to pass by? (from Part 3)

An opportunity for love.
A chance to be intimate with a woman.
An opportunity to see Lydia.
A chance to date a beautiful woman.
17)

Where is Cesar found dead? (from Part 3)

In the hotel.
At a subway stop.
At his home.
At Lydia's home.
18)

What theme is very clear in this part? (from Part 2)

Certainty in celebrity.
Family.
Self-destruction.
Love.
19)

What do Eugenio and Arnaz share? (from Part 3)

A hug.
Pleasant conversation.
A bottle of wine.
A memory about the Mambo Kings.
20)

What does Eugenio do after rising from his seat? (from Part 3)

He leaves the room.
He goes and gives his father a hug.
He pours himself more coffee.
He calls his sister.
21)

What does Cesar do as Eugenio heads home on the subway? (from Part 2)

He drinks.
He cries.
He calls Delores.
He watches him disappear from his life.
22)

Where does Cesar continue to play mambo music? (from Part 3)

Private parties.
Irish pubs.
Clubs around the country.
New York City clubs.
23)

In 1967, from where do Cesar's three remaining brothers escape? (from Part 2)

Russia.
China.
Cuba.
Prison.
24)

Where do Cesar and Lydia go on their date? (from Part 3)

A mambo club.
A movie.
Dinner and dancing.
A park.
25)

What does Cesar want for Mariela? (from Part 2)

To be released from the strict regime of the revolution.
To find a more stable career.
To stay in Cuba.
To live with him.
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