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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, what does Marisol tell Luis about her college professors?

2. In Chapter 24, what do Luis and Marisol drink at the Malecon?

3. In Chapter 24, what happens to Luis in Vedado?

4. In Chapter 12, what does Magda tell Elisa Beatriz should be doing?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Elisa ask her father to do for Pablo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 12, what does Elisa realize she must do when she goes to talk with her father about Pablo?

7. 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?

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

9. In Chapter 20, what development in Havana does Elisa's mother seem truly appalled to have heard about?

10. In Chapter 14, where does Elisa go in order to see Pablo once he is released from jail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some similarities between pre-and-post revolutionary Cuba? What are some of the most significant differences? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support them.

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 exploring the friendship of Elisa Perez and Ana Rodriguez. How does their friendship survive decades of physical separation and the dramatic divergence of their life paths?

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