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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. Who is the youngest of the Perez sisters?

2. What neighborhood in Havana did Elisa grow up in?

3. Which group does Elisa tell Pablo her brother is part of?

4. In Chapter 3, whose house does Elisa go to a party at?

5. In Chapter 7, where does Pablo tell Elisa he was before he came back to Havana?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Which leader does Pablo support in Chapter 7, and why does he support him?

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

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

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

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

How does Marisol try to explain the loathing the exiles in her grandmother's generation always felt for Fidel Castro, even after his death? What resentments do exiles hold against Castro, according to Marisol?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What does Marisol learn about the Rodriguez family's paladar? What does the paladar symbolize about class inequality and struggle in Cuba? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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