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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. What was one reason Luis tells Marisol that he and Cristina broke up?

2. In Chapter 16, what does Beatriz tell Isabel is important in marriage?

3. Who is the buffer between the Perez family and the other servants after the election in Chapter 12?

4. In Chapter 23, where do Beatriz and Elisa go to find out about their father?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 24, what happens to Luis and Marisol as they walk together in Vedado?

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

4. In Chapter 12, who does Elisa ask to help Pablo and why?

5. In Chapter 22, what does Ana tell Marisol about her feelings on her romance with Luis?

6. In Chapter 15, how and where does Marisol's relationship with Luis progress into romantic territory?

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

8. In Chapter 20, who comes to Elisa's house to share news and what news does the person share?

9. In Chapter 12, how does Elisa feel about Magda?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Elisa's relationship with each of her parents like? Why do you think Elisa is closer to Magda, her former nanny and the family housekeeper, than she is with her own mother? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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

Write an essay explaining the foundations of Elisa's and Pablo's mutual attraction, from when they meet in Chapter 3 to the last time they see each other, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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