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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 20, who is the first person Elisa tells she is pregnant?
2. In Chapter 19, what does Luis say decided the Battle of Santa Clara?
3. In Chapter 12, what promise does Elisa's father ask her to make to him?
4. What does Pablo tell Marisol he knows about Ana?
5. In Chapter 15, what outfit does Marisol wear to go out for the day with Luis?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 22, what conclusion does Marisol come to about her grandmother's and grandfather's relationship and the truth of Marisol's father being Pablo?
2. In Chapter 13, what does Luis tell Marisol about his personal life that shocks her?
3. In Chapter 24, what happens to Luis and Marisol as they walk together in Vedado?
4. In Chapter 12, what does Alejandro seek Elisa out to tell her about Pablo?
5. In Chapter 13, what does Ana tell Marisol about the beginning of Castro's regime?
6. In Chapter 15, what does Marisol think about Luis as a professor?
7. In Chapter 22, what does Luis tell Elisa about how she should feel about her biological grandfather being Pablo?
8. In Chapter 14, what does Pablo tell Elisa about his feelings about her father securing his release from jail that surprises Elisa?
9. In Chapter 19, what does Luis tell Marisol when she tells him she wants to belong in Cuba but she feels like she is a guest in her own country?
10. In Chapter 12, who does Elisa ask to help Pablo and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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