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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 19, who got credit for winning the Battle of Santa Clara?
(a) Che Guevara.
(b) Batista.
(c) Luego.
(d) Fidel Castro.

2. In Chapter 22, what does Marisol say to Luis when he asks if she thinks her grandfather knew that her father was not his biological son?
(a) She knows for a fact that her grandmother told him.
(b) She knows for a fact that her grandmother did not tell him.
(c) She thinks he must have known.
(d) She thinks he probably figured it out for himself.

3. In Chapter 20, who is the first person Elisa tells she is pregnant?
(a) Beatriz.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Pablo.
(d) Madga.

4. In Chapter 13, what does Luis tell Marisol about his personal life that shocks her?
(a) His grandmother is not really his grandmother.
(b) His father is not really dead.
(c) He is no longer married.
(d) He has a child.

5. What does Pablo tell Marisol about why Elisa thought he was dead?
(a) He was stabbed at Santa Clara and left the country afterwards.
(b) He sent a telegram to Elisa but he knows it never got to her.
(c) He told Beatriz to tell Elisa he was alive but he knows she never did.
(d) He was shot and severely injured at Santa Clara, and in the confusion Guillermo thought he was dead.

6. In Chapter 16, what does Pablo give Elisa that was his grandmother's?
(a) A pair of earrings.
(b) An engagement ring.
(c) A vintage scarf.
(d) A vintage pin.

7. What does Marisol ask Pablo if he would like to have back?
(a) His grandfather's cufflinks.
(b) His fame.
(c) His grandmother's ring that he gave to Elisa.
(d) His dignity.

8. In Chapter 17, what does Luis tell Marisol he thought about her when he first saw her at the airport?
(a) He thought she looked sad about her grandmother.
(b) He thought she looked confused.
(c) He thought she looked very American.
(d) He thought she was beautiful and hoped she was there for him to pick up.

9. In Chapter 22, what does Ana tell Marisol about her feelings on she and Luis being together?
(a) She is suspicious.
(b) She is so pleased and thinks they will be good for one another.
(c) She advises Marisol to break it off with Luis because she does not want to see either one of them get hurt.
(d) She thinks it is a bad idea.

10. In Chapter 20, what year does Magda tell Elisa the current environment reminds her of?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1942.

11. In Chapter 24, who does Marisol think the men who grab Luis look like?
(a) Mafia men.
(b) American spies.
(c) Batista's men.
(d) Fidel's men.

12. In Chapter 12, what does Magda tell Elisa Beatriz should be doing?
(a) Trying to find a husband.
(b) Learning the law.
(c) Shopping for better clothes.
(d) Learning how to cook.

13. In Chapter 12, what promise does Elisa's father ask her to make to him?
(a) She will find her brother Alejandro and bring him home.
(b) She will never see Pablo again.
(c) She will leave Cuba immediately with Pablo.
(d) She will tell him exactly what Beatriz is up to.

14. In Chapter 24, what happens to Luis in Vedado?
(a) He is stabbed.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is grabbed by men and shoved into a car.
(d) He is bit by a car.

15. In Chapter 14, what kind of car does Beatriz have that Elisa borrows?
(a) A Mercedes.
(b) A Ford.
(c) A Hyundai.
(d) A BMW.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, what does Pablo tell Marisol about his interactions with Elisa's father?

2. In Chapter 19, where does Magda live?

3. In Chapter 15, who drives Marisol to the university so she can sit in on one of Luis's classes?

4. In Chapter 19, what does Magda tell Marisol about her impressions of Pablo?

5. In Chapter 17, what does Luis tell Marisol about his feelings about the U.S. embargo on Cuba?

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