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

2. Carmelita tells her audience that ____ is the place to be.
(a) Miami.
(b) Havana.
(c) Loisada.
(d) New York.

3. In which year was the first major motion picture regarding the Cuban Revolution released?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1974.

4. Carmelita is the self-proclaimed, "_____ of Cuba."
(a) Poet.
(b) Songbird.
(c) Savior.
(d) Daughter.

5. What creatures live inside the Vicereine's belt?
(a) Fish.
(b) Worms.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Carmelita's friend in New York?

2. What color are the Dictator's fingernails?

3. Which is not mentioned as being one of the creatures of the New World?

4. Arriero's mother told him that he would be counting ______ in the New World.

5. The name of Carmelita's poem to her friend is "Oy Vey, Number ____."

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does the Prosecutor demand from Juan(a)? What causes the Prosecutor to become suspicious of the stigmata? What are the stigmata?

2. What is the main theme in "Carmelita Tropicana: Your Kunst Is Your Waffen?"

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

4. How does Juana escape? What is her disguise?

5. What agreement is made between the Prosecutor and Juana? What happens to Juana after the agreement is made?

6. 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?

7. Why is the Prosecutor angry with Juana? What does Juana say to convince the Prosecutor that she knows her Bible?

8. Who is Sor Juana? What is the basis of the Nightmare?

9. Examine the scene in which Carmelita is walking home from the Tropicana.

10. Who is Dee? What is her history?

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