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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. In Chapter 19, who got credit for winning the Battle of Santa Clara?
(a) Batista.
(b) Luego.
(c) Che Guevara.
(d) Fidel Castro.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 13, why does Ana tell Marisol she stayed in Cuba?
(a) Her husband was a photographer who did not want to leave.
(b) She could not bear to live anywhere that was not near the sea.
(c) She could not bear to leave her best friends.
(d) She was too in love with her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, who in the Perez family dies?

2. In Chapter 12, who does Alejandro suggest Elisa ask for help with Pablo?

3. In Chapter 21, where has Batista fled?

4. In Chapter 13, what happened to Ana's family's rum business under Castro?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 22, what does Luis tell Elisa about how she should feel about her biological grandfather being Pablo?

2. In Chapter 22, what conclusion does Marisol come to about her grandmother's and grandfather's relationship and the truth of Marisol's father being Pablo?

3. In Chapter 19, what does Magda tell Marisol about Elisa's secret concerning Pablo that shocks Marisol?

4. In Chapter 12, what does Elisa realize she must do when she goes to talk with her father about Pablo?

5. In Chapter 18, what was significant about the Battle of Santa Clara?

6. In Chapter 15, whose address does Ana give to Marisol, and why?

7. In Chapter 18, how do Elisa and her family find out that Batista has made plans to leave the country?

8. In Chapter 14, what does Pablo tell Elisa about his feelings about her father securing his release from jail that surprises Elisa?

9. In Chapter 23, what happens to Elisa's family that has everyone very upset?

10. In Chapter 20, what development in Havana does Elisa's mother seem truly appalled to have heard about?

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