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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, who drives Marisol to the university so she can sit in on one of Luis's classes?
(a) Ana.
(b) Alejandro.
(c) Cristina.
(d) Caridad.

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

3. In Chapter 24, what do Luis and Marisol drink at the Malecon?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Presidente.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Gin.

4. In Chapter 19, where does Magda live?
(a) Santa Clara.
(b) Chinatown.
(c) Miramar.
(d) La Pueblo.

5. In Chapter 26, who does Pablo work with in Cuba to help reform the legal system?
(a) Mortadella.
(b) Bianco.
(c) Luego.
(d) Calderio.

6. In Chapter 16, what does Beatriz tell Isabel is important in marriage?
(a) Respect.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Compatibility.

7. In Chapter 16, what happens between Elisa and Pablo at the house he takes her to?
(a) They attend a communist meeting together.
(b) They watch television.
(c) They have sex for the first time.
(d) They eat dinner together.

8. In Chapter 22, what does the word ojala mean?
(a) Spirit.
(b) The feeling one has just before one's greatest wish is denied.
(c) Something just beyond hope that is entirely out of one's hands.
(d) Adventure.

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

10. In Chapter 13, why does Ana tell Marisol she stayed in Cuba?
(a) She could not bear to live anywhere that was not near the sea.
(b) She could not bear to leave her best friends.
(c) She was too in love with her house.
(d) Her husband was a photographer who did not want to leave.

11. In Chapter 26, what does Pablo realize when he meets Elisa's father in Florida?
(a) He wants to raise his son with Elisa.
(b) He still loves Elisa and will try to bring her back to Cuba at all costs.
(c) He needs Elisa to know he is alive no matter what.
(d) Elisa has already married and does not really belong with him any longer.

12. In Chapter 16, where does Pablo take Elisa when he comes to her house to pick her up?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) His brother's house.
(c) Guillermo's house.
(d) A house in Vedado.

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

14. In Chapter 14, where does Elisa meet Pablo after he is released from prison?
(a) Alejandro's house.
(b) Guillermo's house.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) In the restaurant around the corner from her house.

15. In Chapter 17, what does Luis tell Marisol when she asks if his mother ever thought of leaving Cuba with him?
(a) They never discussed it.
(b) His mother had told him they could never risk the dangers of leaving.
(c) His mother was jailed for trying to leave once.
(d) They tried to leave once and did not make it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, where has Batista fled?

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?

3. In Chapter 17, what do Marisol and Luis do in the hotel?

4. In Chapter 20, what question does Maria ask that upsets her mother?

5. In Chapter 24, what happens to Luis in Vedado?

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