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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 become inseperable.
(b) They get lost in New York City.
(c) They begin to argue.
(d) They realize they can only be friends.

2. 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) Give up on Maria, because she does not want to marry Nestor.
(d) Bring her gifts and send her flowers.

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

4. Why does Delores's father leave Cuba and his wife?
(a) He earns money to send back to his wife.
(b) He wants to be in America so desperately.
(c) He seeks joy in his life.
(d) He tries to make a better life for his family.

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

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

7. 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) He loves it.
(d) It does not really appeal to him.

8. Why does he stray from her?
(a) She has betrayed him, and he wants to get revenge.
(b) His Latin masculinity, claiming infidelity is the right of the Cuban man.
(c) He no longer loves her.
(d) He loves another woman, named Maria.

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

10. What grants Cesar and Nestor instant fame?
(a) Their performances at New York City night clubs.
(b) A performance for the President of the United States.
(c) A performance on the Lawrence Welk Show.
(d) Their appearance on the "I Love Lucy" show.

11. Who pays for Cesar and Nestor while they are in town?
(a) Their managers.
(b) Their bandmates.
(c) Delores.
(d) The studio.

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

13. How many times does Nestor "Beautiful Maria of My Soul?"
(a) Never.
(b) Four.
(c) Forty-four.
(d) Four hundred.

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

15. How does Cesar try to help his brother?
(a) He gives him money.
(b) He has him put on anti-anxiety medication.
(c) He takes him for massages and herbal cleansings.
(d) He takes him to a therapist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Cesar and Nestor escape in 1949?

2. With whom is Nestor standing in all their youthful prowess?

3. What is Cesar's intention?

4. Who does Cesar marry?

5. What is realized over drinks?

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