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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pablo tell Elisa about America's influence in Cuba in Chapter 8?

2. What does Pablo do for Elisa in Chapter 4 that is an intimate gesture?

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

4. What does Pablo tell Elisa about his family in Chapter 7?

5. Who does Ana tell Marisol now has the big box of items her great-grandfather had buried in their backyard in Miramar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 2, why is Marisol nervous when she heads through customs coming into Cuba?

10. In Chapter 3, how does Elisa feel about her family's relationship with sugar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Luis remains so committed to staying in Cuba, even after the regime detains and beats him, and even though he will almost surely be imprisoned for life or killed if he stays? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What are the similarities between Elisa's relationship with her immediate nuclear family in the 1950s and 1960s and Marisol's relationship with her immediately nuclear family in the present-day? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support them.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the foundations of Elisa's and Pablo's mutual attraction, from when they meet in Chapter 3 to the last time they see each other, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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