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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Their appearance on the "I Love Lucy" show.
(d) A performance on the Lawrence Welk Show.

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

3. What does Delores usually do in the evenings?
(a) Go out dancing.
(b) Read books.
(c) Work.
(d) Go to night school.

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

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

6. Who greets the Mambo Kings at the Mambo Nine Club?
(a) The owner of the club.
(b) Perez Prado and Tito Puente.
(c) Benny More.
(d) Desi Arnaz and his wife, Lucille Ball.

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

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

9. Why does Cesar keep the Mambo Kings together?
(a) Out of love for the music.
(b) He needs the money.
(c) Out of habit.
(d) In memory of his brother.

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

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

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

13. What is realized over drinks?
(a) Benny More plays on the "I Love Lucy" show.
(b) Perez Prado and Tito Puente both played with Julian.
(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. Why is Nestor impressed by this girl?
(a) She is intelligent and beautiful.
(b) She intelligent, although not very beautiful.
(c) She looks very wealthy.
(d) She is also from Havana.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cesar do soon after returning from Cuba?

3. Who does Cesar marry?

4. Who pays for Cesar and Nestor while they are in town?

5. What happens to Delores and Nestor?

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