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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Nestor do to help Maria?
(a) He teaches her how to dance.
(b) He intervenes during the fight.
(c) He becomes her tutor.
(d) He buys her a meal.

6. What does Pablo say makes a man happy?
(a) Money and power.
(b) Friends and fans.
(c) Love and family.
(d) Fame and fortune.

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

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

9. With whom is Nestor standing in all their youthful prowess?
(a) Desi Arnaz.
(b) Cesar Chavez.
(c) Lucille Ball.
(d) Anita Lopez.

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

11. How does Delores feel about the celebrities in her home?
(a) Nervous and agitated.
(b) Annoyed and displeased.
(c) Shy and quiet.
(d) Pleased and surprised.

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

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

14. What is the most important aspect of being in Julian's band, according to Cesar?
(a) The fame acquired.
(b) The money earned.
(c) The girls.
(d) The sense of family.

15. How does Cesar feel about his celebrity?
(a) He worries about losing it.
(b) He is unsure about it.
(c) He basks in it.
(d) He is ashamed of it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Nestor carry with him always as a reminder of Maria?

4. What happens to Nestor because of this?

5. Why does Cesar keep the Mambo Kings together?

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