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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 Pablo tell Elisa he likes about her at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) She is very well-read.
(b) She is comfortable in her own skin.
(c) She is not afraid to become a revolutionary.
(d) She wants to work for herself.

2. Who does Ana tell Marisol now has the big box of items her great-grandfather had buried in their backyard in Miramar?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Elisa.
(c) Beatriz.
(d) Maria.

3. Who is considered the beauty of the four Perez sisters?
(a) Maria.
(b) Beatriz.
(c) Elisa.
(d) Isabel.

4. In Chapter 11, what does Luis ask Marisol that makes her think he is interested in her?
(a) Whether someone is waiting for her at home in America.
(b) Whether she is married.
(c) Whether she is straight.
(d) Whether she would consider dating a Cuban man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Elisa promise Maria to get her to leave her alone?

2. In Chapter 3, who does Elisa meet at the party who she later meets up with in Part I?

3. In Chapter 3, where have Elisa's parents gone on a trip?

4. What does Ana tell Elisa about Fidel Castro's own background in Chapter 11?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, what offer does Luis make to Marisol and how does she feel about this?

3. In Chapter 8, why is Pablo wary of the upcoming elections in Cuba?

4. In Chapter 5, why does Ana tell Marisol that Elisa saw herself in Marisol?

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

6. In Chapter 2, why does Luis tell Marisol that Miramar has survived better than other parts of Havana?

7. In Chapter 10, how does Luis explain his having such a nice car to Marisol?

8. In Chapter 9, how does Luis explain his cuts and bruises to Elisa?

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

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

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