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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 try to leave the country.
(b) He was involved in a plot to kill Batista.
(c) He was involved in a plot to kill Castro.
(d) He was involved in a plot to try to bomb oil supply lines.

2. Which group does Elisa tell Pablo her brother is part of?
(a) The DRE.
(b) The FCO.
(c) The DAR.
(d) The BGE.

3. In Chapter 7, what does Alejandro come to tell Elisa?
(a) To tell their father to get out of Havana as soon as possible.
(b) To tell their father Alejandro wants to come home.
(c) To tell their father Batista's regime will fall soon.
(d) To stay away from Pablo.

4. Who is the president of Cuba who is overthrown in the late 1950s?
(a) Eduarda.
(b) Batista.
(c) Castro.
(d) Luego.

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

6. In Chapter 3, where have Elisa's parents gone on a trip?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Antigua.
(c) Miami.
(d) Veradero.

7. In Chapter 2, who meets Marisol at the airport in Cuba?
(a) Luis Rodriguez.
(b) Emilio Perez.
(c) Pablo.
(d) Beatriz, her aunt.

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

9. In Chapter 10, what place of worship does Marisol go into?
(a) The Cathedral of Havana.
(b) Notre Dame Cathedral.
(c) The A.M.E. Church of Havana.
(d) The Malecon of Havana.

10. In what year does Marisol travel to Cuba for the first time in her life?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2017.
(c) 2019.
(d) 2014.

11. What does Luis tell Marisol about the food rations for Cuba?
(a) There is never enough bread in particular.
(b) There is always an abundance of food.
(c) There is never enough food and many have to stand in line in different places all day for it.
(d) There is never enough meat in particular.

12. In Chapter 3, whose house does Elisa go to a party at?
(a) Pablo's.
(b) Alejandro's.
(c) Luis's.
(d) Guillermo's.

13. What is Elisa's father's name?
(a) Fidel Perez.
(b) Emilio Perez.
(c) Pablo Perez.
(d) Alejandro Perez.

14. Who does Ana tell Elisa her parents have invited for dinner in the hopes of match-making the two of them in Chapter 8?
(a) Luis Azula.
(b) Arturo Acosta.
(c) Beppe Rodriguez.
(d) Miguel Maestro.

15. How old is Elisa when she meets Pablo in Chapter 4?
(a) 35.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, what does Elisa promise Maria to get her to leave her alone?

3. In Chapter 7, why does Beatriz sneak into her father's office?

4. Who is the youngest of the Perez sisters?

5. In Chapter 9, how does Marisol remember Elisa's feelings towards Castro?

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