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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What happens to the DeSoto?
(a) It breaks down in the middle of Pennsylvania.
(b) It is stolen in New Jersey.
(c) The breaks lock, and it hits a telephone pole.
(d) It hits a patch of ice and hits a tree.

3. What does Nestor hope a family life will do?
(a) Bring him more honor.
(b) Erase any traces of Maria from his mind.
(c) Make him feel more at home in New York City.
(d) Help him settle down.

4. What do Cesar and Nestor escape in 1949?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) The rise of the new dictatorship.
(c) An abusive father.
(d) A civil war.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pays for Cesar and Nestor while they are in town?

2. What grants Cesar and Nestor instant fame?

3. What can Nestor not get out of his head?

4. What is the most important aspect of being in Julian's band, according to Cesar?

5. What does Cesar do to Delores?

(see the answer key)

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