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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Ana tell Marisol now has the big box of items her great-grandfather had buried in their backyard in Miramar?
(a) Maria.
(b) Elisa.
(c) Beatriz.
(d) Isabel.

3. In Chapter 8, where do Ana and Elisa have lunch?
(a) The Plaza Azul.
(b) The Plaza Rosa.
(c) The Plaza Vieja.
(d) The Plaza Malecon.

4. What does Marisol do for a living?
(a) She is an accountant.
(b) She is a journalist.
(c) She is a scientist.
(d) She is a lawyer.

5. In Chapter 6, what author does Pablo tell Elisa to read?
(a) Rousseau.
(b) Montesquieu.
(c) Locke.
(d) Hamilton.

6. What business do Luis and his family run?
(a) A paladar - a restaurant in their home.
(b) A house-painting business.
(c) A landscaping business.
(d) A dog-grooming business.

7. What does Luis tell Marisol you can serve a greater sentence for in Cuba than for killing a person?
(a) Killing a chicken.
(b) Killing a cat.
(c) Killing a cow.
(d) Killing a dog.

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

9. 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) Beppe Rodriguez.
(b) Luis Azula.
(c) Arturo Acosta.
(d) Miguel Maestro.

10. How old is Pablo when Elisa meets him in Chapter 4?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

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

12. In Chapter 7, who sneaks into Elisa's father's library as she naps there?
(a) Magda.
(b) Elisa's mother.
(c) Maria.
(d) Beatriz.

13. In Chapter 7, how do Elisa and Pablo mostly communicate with each other?
(a) Through letters.
(b) Through secret messages passed back and forth through friends.
(c) Through telegram.
(d) On the phone.

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

15. What is the name of the infamous prison Che Guevara ran after the revolution?
(a) La Malecon.
(b) La Cabana.
(c) La Finestra.
(d) La Cutania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Marisol so close to her grandmother Elisa?

2. In Chapter 7, where does Pablo tell Elisa he has been with Fidel Castro?

3. What does Ana tell Elisa about Fidel Castro's own background in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Luis ask Marisol that makes her think he is interested in her?

5. What does Marisol find most interesting in the box of items Ana gives her that Elisa had buried in Miramar?

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