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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 24, what happens to Marisol in Vedado?
(a) She is shot.
(b) She gets lost.
(c) She is grabbed by men and thrown into a car.
(d) She is stabbed.

2. In Chapter 19, who does Magda tell Marisol took the Perez family's leaving the hardest?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Beatriz.
(c) Maria.
(d) Elisa.

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

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

5. In Chapter 19, what does Marisol tell Luis she feels like in Cuba?
(a) A native.
(b) A visitor in her own country.
(c) A lover.
(d) A fighter.

6. 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.

7. Who is the buffer between the Perez family and the other servants after the election in Chapter 12?
(a) Alejandro.
(b) Pablo.
(c) Beatriz.
(d) Magda.

8. In Chapter 15, why does Luis say that the Cuban authorities might be keeping an eye on Marisol?
(a) She is a descendant of one of Cuba's previously most wealthy families.
(b) She is a fashion expert and the regime is interested in fashion.
(c) She is a spy.
(d) She is a beautiful woman and sometimes that alone is enough.

9. In Chapter 22, what does the word ojala mean?
(a) Adventure.
(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) Spirit.

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

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) There are fights over food.
(c) The men are being forced to work.
(d) There is not enough medicine.

12. In Chapter 12, what date is the presidential election held on in Cuba?
(a) March 15.
(b) November 1.
(c) December 15.
(d) May 5.

13. In Chapter 13, what happened to Ana's family's rum business under Castro?
(a) It was nationalized.
(b) It was destroyed.
(c) Ana's family operated it as always.
(d) It was broken into pieces and sold to American owners.

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

15. In Chapter 26, why does Pablo tell Marisol he has been keeping tabs on her in Havana?
(a) He wants to make sure she knows he loves her.
(b) He wants to leave Cuba with her.
(c) He wants to make sure Luis is not going to be trouble for her.
(d) He failed Elisa once and does not want to fail Marisol too.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, who got credit for winning the Battle of Santa Clara?

2. In Chapter 15, what question is Marisol plagued by during her time in Havana?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Magda tell Elisa Beatriz should be doing?

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

5. In Chapter 26, who does Pablo work with in Cuba to help reform the legal system?

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