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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 are the names of the clones?
2. What is the name of the bus that guides people throughout Havana?
3. What is the good will act that connects Cuba to the U.S.?
4. What type of match/game is it?
5. What item does Machito use for a disguise?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the clones meet Carmelita? What is their reaction to meeting their bio-original for the first time? Where had they met before?
2. Carmelita is arrested. Carmelita is taken to which facility? What types of testing must Carmelita undergo? What kind of retraining must Carmelita complete?
3. Explain the roles of Carmelita and Machito as revolutionaries. What are their plans?
4. How does the play reference milk? What is its significance?
5. What happens after Pingalito leaves the hospital? What do the doctors recommend? What is Carmelita's idea?
6. What is the situation in Act II? What is Carmelita's destination? Who accompanies Carmelita? How does this scene tie together the entire story? What unusual site is seen on the journey?
7. How does Pingalito know Carmelita? What happens when Pingalito hears that Carmelita has amnesia? What does Pingalito do to try to rouse Carmelita? Does the plan work?
8. What is the realization Carmelita has after returning to America? What does Carmelita have to say about Cuban politics?
9. Discuss the play "Memories of a Revolution." Who wrote the script? Who wrote the play? In what era does the play take place? Who is the main character?
10. Describe Carmelita's return trip to Cuba.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the beginning of the play, Carmelita and Machito among others were involved in an assassination attempt of the corrupt Maldito. Discuss the initial assassination attempt. How did it come about? Who was in charge of the attempt? Who was assigned to complete the task? What happened? How and why did the assassination attempt fail? What was the next step? What was the name of the operation? Was the second attempt successful? Who was involved in the plan? What happened to Maldito? What event occurred that finally forced Maldito to be removed from office? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Carmelita Tropicana introduces Machito and Sophia as her siblings. What is the relationship between Carmelita Tropicana and her younger brother Machito? What is the relationship between Carmelita Tropicana and her sister Sophia? What is the relationship between Machito and Sophia?
Essay Topic 3
The Dictator calls Carmelita regarding the activities in downtown Manhattan. What type of activities took place in Manhattan? Who participated? What were the consequences of the activities? Who arranged the activities? Who is the Dictator? How was s/he involved? What was the relationship between the Dictator and Carmelita? What happened to the Dictator after the raid? Did the Dictator and Carmelita have any contact after Carmelita's arrest or incarceration in BMU? Explain.
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