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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. In Chapter 11, what do Ana and Marisol drink as Marisol asks Ana about Elisa?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Rum.
(c) Seltzer soda.
(d) Orange juice.

2. Who lives in Elisa's family's mansion when Marisol visits Cuba?
(a) One of Raul Castro's relatives.
(b) A Russian diplomat.
(c) A rum baron.
(d) Several different families.

3. In Chapter 16, what does Beatriz tell Isabel is important in marriage?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Respect.
(d) Compatibility.

4. What does Ana tell Elisa about Fidel Castro's own background in Chapter 11?
(a) He was the son of a wealthy farmer.
(b) He was actually related to Batista.
(c) He was from the peasant class.
(d) He was not born in Cuba.

5. What does Marisol find most interesting in the box of items Ana gives her that Elisa had buried in Miramar?
(a) Poetry Elisa wrote.
(b) Letters from a man.
(c) Music tapes.
(d) All the lovely jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What neighborhood in Havana did Elisa grow up in?

2. In Chapter 13, why does Ana tell Marisol she stayed in Cuba?

3. In Chapter 15, why had Batista closed the universities in 1956?

4. In Chapter 7, where does Pablo tell Elisa he was before he came back to Havana?

5. How old is Pablo when Elisa meets him in Chapter 4?

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