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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 7, where does Pablo tell Elisa he has been with Fidel Castro?
(a) The Camino Roja.
(b) The Malecon.
(c) The Moncada Barracks.
(d) The French Alps.

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

5. How did Luis's father die?
(a) From a stray bullet.
(b) From a heart attack.
(c) Fighting in Angola.
(d) In a car accident.

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

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

8. What neighborhood in Havana did Elisa grow up in?
(a) Miami.
(b) Malacon.
(c) Miramar.
(d) Tropicana.

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

10. Which restaurant does Elisa's parents like to go to frequently?
(a) La Catania.
(b) La Fuente.
(c) La Marisol.
(d) La Zaragozana.

11. Who is Isabel's fiance?
(a) Alejandro.
(b) Luis.
(c) Pablo.
(d) Alberto.

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

13. What is one movement that is associated with Fidel Castro in Chapter 7?
(a) Verdado Movement.
(b) 26th of July Movement.
(c) Worker's Rights Movement.
(d) Malecon Movement.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What business is Elisa's family in?

2. What does Elisa tell Pablo is expected of her from her family in Chapter 6?

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

4. Who is Luis's mother?

5. In Chapter 11, what do Ana and Marisol drink as Marisol asks Ana about Elisa?

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