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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. In what year does Elisa leave Cuba with her family?

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

3. How did Luis's father die?

4. What is one movement that is associated with Fidel Castro in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 7, who is Beatriz's twin brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what is Pablo able to discern from Elisa's dress and shoes?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 5, what advice does Ana give to Marisol when she gives Marisol Elisa's box that was buried in the backyard?

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

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

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 8, what happens to Ana and Elisa when they are out to lunch?

10. In Chapter 1, why is Marisol traveling to Cuba for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The phrase and title of the book "Next Year In Havana" has a very specific meaning to Cuban exiles. Write an essay explaining the full meaning and nuances of this phrase, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the sacrifices that various characters make for different reasons - to protect their families, to fight for their visions of what their country should be like, etc. - and write an essay exploring the theme of sacrifice in the novel analyzing some specific characters and the examples of their sacrifices.

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