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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nestor carry with him always as a reminder of Maria?
(a) The sheet music for her song.
(b) A lock of her hair.
(c) A bottle of her perfume.
(d) Her picture.

3. What can Eugenio see?
(a) Arnaz on the telephone.
(b) Cuba.
(c) The famous episode play out right in front of his eyes.
(d) His mother's face.

4. How is Cesar known, first in Julian's band?
(a) The Mambo King.
(b) The Salsa Tsar.
(c) A cooking sensation.
(d) A Cuban warlord.

5. For what are the Castillos unprepared after leaving Havana?
(a) A harsh government.
(b) Being deported back to Havana.
(c) The harsh realities of life in New York City.
(d) The trouble of getting to America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is heard instead of organ music?

2. What does Nestor do for a girl he once love?

3. Where does Cesar have pain?

4. How do Mariela and her mother live comfortably in Cuba?

5. What is one reason why Mariela does not want to leave Cuba?

(see the answer key)

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