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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 25, who in the Perez family dies?
(a) Maria.
(b) Emilio.
(c) Alejandro.
(d) Beatriz.

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

4. 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.

5. What does Pablo tell Marisol he knows about Ana?
(a) Ana is making plans to leave Cuba illegally.
(b) Ana is really a spy.
(c) Elisa loved her very much.
(d) Ana is going to die soon.

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

7. 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 thinks he probably figured it out for himself.
(c) She knows for a fact that her grandmother did not tell him.
(d) She thinks he must have known.

8. In Chapter 15, what question is Marisol plagued by during her time in Havana?
(a) Whether her great-grandfather had broken the law to make his fortune.
(b) What might have happened to her and her family if they had never left Cuba.
(c) Whether her grandmother really did like Fidel Castro or not.
(d) Whether she could be a journalist while living here.

9. In Chapter 15, what does Marisol tell Luis about her college professors?
(a) They were all good speakers.
(b) They were never paid enough.
(c) They were very interested in their students.
(d) They were not that engaging.

10. In Chapter 15, why had Batista closed the universities in 1956?
(a) He was afraid of the radical ideas coming out of them.
(b) He thought they were too expensive.
(c) He had never liked professors.
(d) He wanted to re-write the curriculum for history.

11. In Chapter 23, what does Beatriz tell Elisa about what is happening in the prison?
(a) They are shooting people three times daily.
(b) The men are being forced to work.
(c) There is not enough medicine.
(d) There are fights over food.

12. In Chapter 14, how many other men were in the prison cell with Pablo?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

13. In Chapter 17, what does Luis tell Marisol about his feelings about the U.S. embargo on Cuba?
(a) It is completely effective and warranted.
(b) It hurts Cristina the most because she is the businessperson in the family.
(c) It is necessary.
(d) It is ridiculous and hurts only the Cuban people.

14. In Chapter 13, what book does Marisol quote?
(a) 1984.
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) Animal Farm.
(d) Fahrenheit 451.

15. In Chapter 23, where do Beatriz and Elisa go to find out about their father?
(a) Miami.
(b) La Cabana.
(c) The Tropicana.
(d) The airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what does Luis tell Marisol about his history of bringing women home?

2. In Chapter 22, what does the word ojala mean?

3. In Chapter 24, what happens to Marisol in Vedado?

4. In Chapter 20, what does Elisa do that Magda insists on accompanying her for?

5. In Chapter 23, what does Elisa do when she hears the news about the conditions in the prison?

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