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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luis tell Marisol about the food rations for Cuba?
(a) There is never enough meat in particular.
(b) There is always an abundance of food.
(c) There is never enough bread in particular.
(d) There is never enough food and many have to stand in line in different places all day for it.

2. What is one of Luis's main jobs?
(a) Landscaper.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) History professor.
(d) Accountant.

3. What does Ana tell Marisol about the man Elisa had been involved with in her youth?
(a) Emilio Perez might have come around to having a revolutionary in the family eventually.
(b) He was dangerous and dour.
(c) He was very intelligent but too idealistic.
(d) Emilio Perez would never have accepted a revolutionary as her boyfriend.

4. In Chapter 5, what instrument does Marisol discover Luis plays?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Violin.
(c) Piano.
(d) Guitar.

5. In Chapter 7, where does Pablo tell Elisa he has been with Fidel Castro?
(a) The Moncada Barracks.
(b) The French Alps.
(c) The Camino Roja.
(d) The Malecon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the president of Cuba who is overthrown in the late 1950s?

2. What has Alejandro done that Elisa reveals in Chapter 7 which prevents him from coming back home?

3. In which part of Florida is Marisol's house that she inherits from her grandmother?

4. In Chapter 11, what dinner is Ana making that evening for the paladar?

5. In Chapter 3, whose house does Elisa go to a party at?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Luis tell Marisol about the food ration system in Cuba?

2. In Chapter 1, who helps Marisol organize her first trip to Cuba?

3. In Chapter 8, what happens to Ana and Elisa when they are out to lunch?

4. In Chapter 7, why is Beatriz sneaking into her father's office?

5. Who picks Marisol up at the airport in Chapter 2, and why?

6. In Chapter 3, what is Elisa's sister Beatriz known for?

7. In Chapter 3, what is Elisa's first meeting with Pablo like?

8. In Chapter 7, why does Elisa meet Pablo in parts of town where she thinks no one she knows will see them?

9. In Chapter 9, why does Marisol find it difficult to be around Luis?

10. In Chapter 1, why is Elisa fleeing Cuba with her family?

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