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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of advice does Cesar give Nestor?
(a) Abuse Maria, so she will know who is in charge.
(b) Keep asking her to marry him.
(c) Bring her gifts and send her flowers.
(d) Give up on Maria, because she does not want to marry Nestor.

2. Why does Cesar keep the Mambo Kings together?
(a) Out of habit.
(b) He needs the money.
(c) Out of love for the music.
(d) In memory of his brother.

3. What do the Castillos do?
(a) Audition for Broadway.
(b) Work in a factory.
(c) Perform a song that made them popular.
(d) Buy a pizzeria.

4. By what is Cesar plagued?
(a) Bouts of depression.
(b) Melancholy in the loss of his daughter, who lives with her mother in Havana.
(c) Heart trouble.
(d) The desire to gamble.

5. How does Nestor feel about the New York City nightlife?
(a) It is the path to fortune.
(b) It is the only lifestyle he can imagine.
(c) It does not really appeal to him.
(d) He loves it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Delores feel about the celebrities in her home?

2. What does Cesar do soon after returning from Cuba?

3. How does Nestor act in California?

4. When does Nestor first meet Maria?

5. Why are they in this city?

(see the answer key)

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