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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 12, what does Alejandro find Elisa to tell her?
(a) He needs money desperately.
(b) She needs to leave Cuba immediately.
(c) Their mother needs to leave Cuba immediately.
(d) Pablo has been jailed and will likely be killed.

4. In Chapter 15, why does Marisol feel as if she has lost her grandmother all over again?
(a) She has discovered her grandmother had been married once before.
(b) She has discovered her grandmother secretly birthed twin girls.
(c) She has discovered her grandmother was really a spy.
(d) She has discovered her grandmother had secrets she had no idea about.

5. In Chapter 19, what is the Tren Blindado?
(a) The monument to the turning point in the Battle of Santa Clara.
(b) A train that was used to transport critical materials to the rebels.
(c) A famous flower garden.
(d) A monument to General Tren.

6. In Chapter 13, who does Ana tell Marisol might be able to help her find more information about Elisa's former lover?
(a) Luis.
(b) Magda.
(c) Alejandro.
(d) Cristina.

7. 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 confused.
(b) He thought she looked sad about her grandmother.
(c) He thought she was beautiful and hoped she was there for him to pick up.
(d) He thought she looked very American.

8. In Chapter 17, what does Luis confess to Marisol that he does that is dangerous?
(a) Helps smuggle people on rafts to America.
(b) Protests with a face mask on.
(c) Writes a blog critical of the regime under a pseudonym.
(d) Sends money to relatives out of the country.

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

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

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

12. In Chapter 16, where does Pablo tell Elisa that Che is marching towards?
(a) Miami.
(b) Vedado.
(c) Miramar.
(d) Santa Clara.

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

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

15. In Chapter 20, what does Elisa do that Magda insists on accompanying her for?
(a) Going to look for Alejandro.
(b) Going to look for food.
(c) Going to the bank for money.
(d) Going out to look for Pablo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, what does Pablo realize when he meets Elisa's father in Florida?

2. In Chapter 15, what does Marisol tell Luis about her mother?

3. In Chapter 19, where does Magda live?

4. In Chapter 19, what does Magda tell Marisol that shocks her?

5. In Chapter 14, what kind of car does Beatriz have that Elisa borrows?

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