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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is considered the beauty of the four Perez sisters?
(a) Elisa.
(b) Beatriz.
(c) Maria.
(d) Isabel.

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

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

5. In Chapter 11, where does Luis insist Marisol must see the sun set?
(a) The Tropicana.
(b) The Cathedral.
(c) The Bridge.
(d) The Malecon.

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

7. In Chapter 7, where does Pablo tell Elisa he was before he came back to Havana?
(a) The Rio Grande.
(b) The French Alps.
(c) The Sierra Maestra.
(d) The Camino.

8. How does Pablo know the person hosting the party in Chapter 4?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) They went to law school together.
(d) They are neighbors.

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

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

11. In Chapter 8, what does Luis tell Marisol about his bruises?
(a) He was mugged.
(b) One of his students was angry over a grade and hit him.
(c) He tripped and fell.
(d) He was intervening in a domestic dispute and was injured.

12. What is one of Luis's main jobs?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Landscaper.
(d) History professor.

13. In which part of Florida is Marisol's house that she inherits from her grandmother?
(a) Coral Gables.
(b) Palm Beach.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Wellington.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, where do Pablo and Elisa drive to before he leaves Havana?

2. What kind of food do Pablo and Elisa eat in Chapter 7?

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

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

5. What is the name of the infamous prison Che Guevara ran after the revolution?

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