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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 Chapter 9, how does Marisol remember Elisa's feelings towards Castro?

2. In Chapter 6, what author does Pablo tell Elisa to read?

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

4. Who is the youngest of the Perez sisters?

5. In Chapter 7, why does Beatriz sneak into her father's office?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 7, what does Alejandro find Elisa specifically to tell her?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marisol worries about how Luis will settle into life in America, a country he has never visited and that he harbors a certain wariness towards based at least in part on its decades of embargoes and sanctions against Cuba. Write an essay explaining some of the tensions and misgivings Luis feels about America. Do you think he will be able to adjust successfully to life there as an exile himself?

Essay Topic 2

How does the Perez family handle Alejandro's subversive activities aimed to undermine the Batista regime, and why are these activities such a problem for the Perezes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How and when does Marisol begin to become aware of Luis's true feelings about the regime and what he sees as its flaws and abuses? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.

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