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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 15, why does Luis say that the Cuban authorities might be keeping an eye on Marisol?

2. In Chapter 17, what does Luis tell Marisol he thought about her when he first saw her at the airport?

3. In Chapter 15, what does Marisol tell Luis about her mother?

4. In Chapter 16, what happens between Elisa and Pablo at the house he takes her to?

5. In Chapter 26, why does Pablo tell Marisol he has been keeping tabs on her in Havana?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does Ana tell Marisol about the beginning of Castro's regime?

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

3. In Chapter 15, what does Marisol think about Luis as a professor?

4. In Chapter 20, what does Elisa want to do that Magda cautions her against, but then joins her in?

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

6. In Chapter 13, what does Luis tell Marisol about his personal life that shocks her?

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

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

9. In Chapter 13, what does Luis tell Marisol about his family's restaurant in Havana?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Marisol resist her attraction to Luis in the early chapters of the novel? How and why does Marisol change her mind about the possibilities of romance with Luis? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 5, why does Ana Rodriguez tell Marisol not to judge her grandmother too harshly when she gives Marisol her grandmother's box of possessions that were buried in Elisa's backyard? What does Marisol find in the box, and how does she react to it? Write an essay explaining 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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