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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 sends money to her mother, so she may attend the best schools.
(d) He does not do much, because he is so busy.

4. By what is Cesar plagued?
(a) Bouts of depression.
(b) The desire to gamble.
(c) Melancholy in the loss of his daughter, who lives with her mother in Havana.
(d) Heart trouble.

5. Why is Nestor impressed by this girl?
(a) She looks very wealthy.
(b) She intelligent, although not very beautiful.
(c) She is intelligent and beautiful.
(d) She is also from Havana.

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

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

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

9. What does Cesar do soon after returning from Cuba?
(a) He becomes a maintanence man.
(b) He joins the Merchant Marines.
(c) He returns to the Mambo Kings.
(d) He buys an icecream stand.

10. What job do Cesar and Nestor have during the day?
(a) They run a family restaurant.
(b) They play in a band.
(c) They work in a meat packing plant.
(d) They sell cars.

11. How does Nestor feel about his celebrity?
(a) He loves it but misses his family.
(b) He basks in it.
(c) He is plagued by depression.
(d) He enjoys it.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cesar feel about his celebrity?

2. How is Cesar known, first in Julian's band?

3. Where are the Mambo Kings hugely popular?

4. Where do Cesar and Nestor find themselves few months later?

5. What does Delores's father do every night?

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