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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cesar do to Delores?
(a) He finds her a job with the band.
(b) He leaves her.
(c) He makes a pass at her.
(d) He abuses her.

2. Who eventually joins Delores and her father?
(a) Her mother, Gabriela.
(b) Her sister, Ana Maria.
(c) Her cousin, Lucas.
(d) Her brother, Marco.

3. To where does Nestor invite the girl?
(a) A movie.
(b) His home.
(c) The Imperial Ballroom.
(d) The park.

4. What happens to Delores and Nestor?
(a) They become inseperable.
(b) They get lost in New York City.
(c) They begin to argue.
(d) They realize they can only be friends.

5. What does Cesar do for his daughter?
(a) He sends cards and gifts regularly and flies to Havana to see her.
(b) He sends her to presitigious American boarding schools.
(c) He does not do much, because he is so busy.
(d) He sends money to her mother, so she may attend the best schools.

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

7. What opportunity does Cesar take while in California?
(a) To record several songs.
(b) Swim in the Pacific.
(c) Relax in California's wine country.
(d) To bed as many women as he can.

8. What does Delores's father do every night?
(a) Goes to work as a janitor.
(b) Reads from his favorite book.
(c) Calls her mother.
(d) Goes to the Cuban clubs.

9. Who are Cesar and Nestor Castillo?
(a) Two cousins living in Puerto Rico.
(b) Two brothers who leave America for Costa Rica.
(c) Two cousins who come to America from Haiti.
(d) Two brothers who come to America from Cuba.

10. What do the other band members suggest to Cesar?
(a) He quit the band.
(b) He move back to Cuba.
(c) He find more engagements for the band.
(d) He take a vacation.

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

12. What does Nestor do for a girl he once love?
(a) He sends her a letter.
(b) He looks for her everywhere.
(c) He writes a song.
(d) He calls her on the telephone.

13. What is realized over drinks?
(a) Perez Prado and Tito Puente both played with Julian.
(b) Benny More plays on the "I Love Lucy" show.
(c) Desi Arnaz is from the same area as the Castillo brothers.
(d) The owner of the club does not want them to return.

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

15. How is their performance?
(a) Wonderful.
(b) Mediocre.
(c) Boring.
(d) Awful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nestor do as he travels around the country?

2. Why does Cesar keep the Mambo Kings together?

3. What grants Cesar and Nestor instant fame?

4. Where does the story begin?

5. By what is Cesar plagued?

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