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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unique talent does Pilar have?
(a) She can read lips.
(b) She can make rabbits disappear.
(c) She can fly.
(d) She can recall everything that has happened to her.

2. What does Celia plan to do if she has a boy?
(a) She will name him Gustavo.
(b) She will become a santera.
(c) She will find Gustavo.
(d) She will change her ways.

3. Why does Celia feel Jorge betrays her?
(a) He tells everyone she is a bad mother.
(b) He leaves her for another woman.
(c) He destroys a letter she wrote to Gustavo.
(d) He puts Celia in the asylum.

4. Who does Ivanito most resemble?
(a) Celia.
(b) Felicia.
(c) His sisters.
(d) Hugo.

5. Who does Celia write letters to, from 1935-1940?
(a) Lourdes.
(b) Gustavo.
(c) El Lider.
(d) Jorge.

6. Who does Pilar visit in Miami?
(a) A psychic.
(b) Rufino.
(c) Felicia.
(d) Blanquito.

7. In Chapter 2, what family member does Lourdes unsuccessfully call?
(a) Rufino.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Felicia.
(d) Celia.

8. Where does Felicia follow Hugo when they first meet?
(a) A church.
(b) East Havana.
(c) Hotel Inglaterra.
(d) City Hall.

9. At what time does Lourdes go to the bakery to prepare pastries and doughs?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) 12 a.m.

10. Who checks Celia into a mental asylum?
(a) Jorge's sister and mother.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Celia.
(d) Gustavo.

11. When Celia wakes up in a panic, where does she want to go?
(a) The bank.
(b) Havana.
(c) The hospital.
(d) New York.

12. What type of work does Felicia do when she meets Hugo?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a writer.
(c) She is a waitress.
(d) She is a dancer.

13. Where is Gustavo Sierra de Armas from?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Tegucigalpa.
(c) San Jose.
(d) Granada.

14. What do Celia's daughters fear they will never get to leave?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Boarding school.
(c) Each other.
(d) Home.

15. Where do Lourdes and Rufino decide to live?
(a) Miami.
(b) Tampa.
(c) New York.
(d) Philadelphia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pilar talk about on the bus?

2. Who arrives in Santa Teresa del Mar, screaming for Celia?

3. When did Pilar leave her Abuela Celia?

4. Where does Pilar actually buy a ticket to?

5. Whose voice does Lourdes hear in her head?

(see the answer keys)

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