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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does the story begin?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) New York City.
(d) Johannesburg.

5. Where are the Mambo Kings hugely popular?
(a) New York City clubs.
(b) Chicago clubs.
(c) Los Angeles clubs.
(d) Miami clubs.

6. Why does Nestor marry Delores?
(a) Out of duty.
(b) She is his best friend.
(c) He loves her more than he loved Maria.
(d) Out of love.

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

8. What does Delores prepare for the guests?
(a) A place to stay the night.
(b) Huge plates of Cuban food.
(c) A performance.
(d) An all-American meal.

9. Who is waiting for the same bus as Nestor?
(a) Delores Fuentes.
(b) Erika Sanchez.
(c) Luisa Garcia.
(d) Maria Suarez.

10. When does Nestor first meet Maria?
(a) When she and another man are fighting.
(b) In school.
(c) At a Cuban club.
(d) In a coffee shop.

11. What happens to Nestor because of this?
(a) He is seriously injured.
(b) He dies.
(c) He has to call a tow truck.
(d) He has no car.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Cesar marry?

3. What does Delores usually do in the evenings?

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

5. How does Nestor feel about the New York City nightlife?

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