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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Cesar sitting as the story switches perspective?
(a) In the Hotel Splendour.
(b) In a director's chair.
(c) On the beach.
(d) In his kitchen.

2. How many times does Nestor "Beautiful Maria of My Soul?"
(a) Four.
(b) Never.
(c) Forty-four.
(d) Four hundred.

3. What can Nestor not get out of his head?
(a) Thoughts of Maria.
(b) A new song he has written.
(c) Thoughts of Delores.
(d) His desire to go home to Cuba.

4. Why does Cesar's wife finally leave him?
(a) He invites a girlfriend home.
(b) He is abusive to her and their daughter.
(c) One of his girlfriends is pregnant.
(d) He has other girlfriends.

5. Where are the Mambo Kings hugely popular?
(a) Chicago clubs.
(b) Miami clubs.
(c) New York City clubs.
(d) Los Angeles clubs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nestor act in California?

2. Where does the story begin?

3. Of what is there no hope for Nestor and Maria?

4. What does Cesar do to Delores?

5. Who greets the Mambo Kings at the Mambo Nine Club?

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