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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 12 - 17).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Marisol so close to her grandmother Elisa?
(a) Elisa took Marisol in after her parents were killed in a car accident.
(b) Elisa taught Marisol how to write.
(c) Elisa mostly raised Marisol after her parents divorced.
(d) Elisa and Marisol are the only surviving members of their family left.

2. In Chapter 14, what does Elisa realize Pablo was right about when they first met?
(a) One of them would need to live in exile.
(b) Their parents would never get along.
(c) Everything is political.
(d) Elisa's mother would never think Pablo was handsome enough for her.

3. In Chapter 12, what promise does Elisa's father ask her to make to him?
(a) She will never see Pablo again.
(b) She will find her brother Alejandro and bring him home.
(c) She will leave Cuba immediately with Pablo.
(d) She will tell him exactly what Beatriz is up to.

4. In Chapter 8, what do Marisol and Luis drink together?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Rum.
(d) Gin.

5. What has Alejandro done that Elisa reveals in Chapter 7 which prevents him from coming back home?
(a) He was involved in a plot to kill Batista.
(b) He was involved in a plot to try to bomb oil supply lines.
(c) He was involved in a plot to try to leave the country.
(d) He was involved in a plot to kill Castro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Elisa's father's name?

2. In which part of Florida is Marisol's house that she inherits from her grandmother?

3. What does Pablo tell Elisa he likes about her at the end of Chapter 6?

4. Who is the Perez's housekeeper in the 1950s?

5. In Chapter 12, who does Alejandro suggest Elisa ask for help with Pablo?

(see the answer key)

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