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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 17, what does Luis tell Marisol about his feelings about the U.S. embargo on Cuba?
2. In Chapter 20, who does Castro name as the provisional president?
3. In Chapter 25, who in the Perez family dies?
4. In Chapter 26, what does Pablo realize when he meets Elisa's father in Florida?
5. In Chapter 13, who does Ana tell Marisol might be able to help her find more information about Elisa's former lover?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 15, how and where does Marisol's relationship with Luis progress into romantic territory?
2. In Chapter 18, what was significant about the Battle of Santa Clara?
3. In Chapter 19, what does Magda tell Marisol about Elisa's secret concerning Pablo that shocks Marisol?
4. In Chapter 15, whose address does Ana give to Marisol, and why?
5. In Chapter 14, where does Elisa go in order to see Pablo once he is released from jail?
6. In Chapter 13, what does Luis tell Marisol about his personal life that shocks her?
7. In Chapter 22, what does Luis tell Elisa about how she should feel about her biological grandfather being Pablo?
8. In Chapter 13, what does Luis tell Marisol about his family's restaurant in Havana?
9. In Chapter 12, who does Elisa ask to help Pablo and why?
10. In Chapter 22, what does Ana tell Marisol about her feelings on her romance with Luis?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In the beginning of the novel, why does Marisol feel a sense of shame related to her wealth when she first arrives in Cuba, especially when she meets Caridad and Cristina? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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