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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Carmelita is compared to which famous singer?
(a) Charo.
(b) Carmen Miranda.
(c) Billie Holiday.
(d) Bessie Smith.

2. What is the translation of "Your Kunst Is Your Waffen?"
(a) Your Knife is your Waffle.
(b) Your Poetry is your Life.
(c) Your Art is your Weapon.
(d) Your God is your Way Home.

3. What animal is telling the story?
(a) Horse.
(b) Dog.
(c) Bird.
(d) Cat.

4. Which word is not used to describe the Vicereine?
(a) Rich.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Zealot.
(d) Aristocrat.

5. What item does Carmelita hold up to hide her face in front of the camera?
(a) Pillow.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Hand.
(d) Mask.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Prosecutor makes a comment about sending Juana to which country?

2. What color are the Dictator's fingernails?

3. Juana compares which flower to God?

4. What creative talent is possessed by Juana?

5. The Prosecutor tells Juana that he can offer her freedom if she can show _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Carmelita learn upon this last trip home to Cuba?

2. What is important about poetry to Carmelita?

3. What happens to interrupt the tender moment between Juana and Maria Luisa? What major event occurs? Who appears on the scene?

4. Carmelita comments that the women need the spirit of Rosa Parks. Who is Rosa Parks? Why does Carmelita see her as a role model?

5. Why were Carmelita and the others protesting and where? What happened at the site? What was the result?

6. Dee and others make comments about nutty women being incarcerated at the BMU. What was meant by that statement?

7. What is "El Recibo Social?" What is the main topic? Why is it important to Carmelita?

8. Who is Arriero? What is Arriero's homeland? In which section is Arriero introduced? Why is Arriero's point of view different from the others?

9. How does the relationship between Maria Luisa and Juana change at this time? What promises do the women make to each other?

10. Describe Carmelita Tropicana as a person. What was her vision?

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