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Dreaming in Cuban | Quiz

Cristina Garcia
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Dreaming in Cuban | Quiz

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1)

Why is Hugo forced to marry Felicia? (from Ordinary Seductions: The Fire between Them)

A santera tells him he will have bad luck if he refuses.
It is an arranged marriage.
He lost a bet.
She is pregnant.
2)

How does Jorge feel about his daughter's upcoming marriage? (from Imagining Winter: Celia's Letters: 1956 - 1958)

He thinks they should wait another year or two.
He is jealous.
He is happy.
He is hoping she will ask him to help plan the reception.
3)

What keeps Celia writing letters to Gustavo? (from Ordinary Seductions: Celia's Letters: 1942 - 1949)

Habit.
Her hopes of reconnecting.
Her children insist.
Jorge tells her to.
4)

At what time of Celia's life does she go to live with Tia Alicia? (from Ordinary Seductions: The Fire between Them)

When her parents die.
After Jorge dies.
When Tia Alica gets sick.
When her parents get a divorce.
5)

What does Tia Alica leave Celia when she dies? (from Ordinary Seductions: Celia's Letters: 1942 - 1949)

A piano.
Her house.
A peacock brooch.
A box of shells.
6)

In Imagining Winter: Enough Attitude, what does Lourdes do on Tuesdays and Thursdays? (from Imagining Winter: Enough Attitude)

She delivers doughnuts to the nuns.
She patrols the streets.
She sees a movie by herself.
She has "date night" with Rufino.
7)

Celia tells Gustavo that Rufino Puente comes from one of the _____ families in Cuba. (from Imagining Winter: Celia's Letters: 1956 - 1958)

Meanest.
Notorious.
Happiest.
Wealthiest.
8)

What does Felicia request in a note about her burial? (from The Languages Lost: Six Days in April)

She wants her ashes to be thrown into the sea.
She wants her children to read her favorite poem.
She wants to be buried as a santera.
She wants to be buried at night.
9)

What do Celia's daughters fear they will never get to leave? (from Imagining Winter: The Meaning of Shells)

Home.
Cuba.
Each other.
Boarding school.
10)

What object does Celia worry about after a tidal wave? (from Ordinary Seductions: Celia's Letters: 1942 - 1949)

Her pearl earrings.
Her bed.
Her piano.
A photograph of Gustavo.
11)

By Thanksgiving, Lourdes loses _____ pounds. (from Imagining Winter: A Matrix Light)

82.
12.
34.
118.
12)

What does Lourdes soak the book in that Pilar gives her? (from Imagining Winter: Enough Attitude)

Hot water.
Eggs.
Coffee.
Orange juice.
13)

Why is Celia's father killed? (from Ordinary Seductions: Celia's Letters: 1942 - 1949)

For stealing.
For having affairs with married women.
For abusing his wife.
For killing someone.
14)

What does Celia smash in the final hours of Felicia's life? (from Imagining Winter: God's Will)

A figure of Obatala.
A record player.
A window.
A wine bottle.
15)

What challenge impacts Celia's night with the twins? (from Ordinary Seductions: The Fire between Them)

The twins are sick.
She has no money.
She is worried about Felicia.
Loss of power.
16)

Who does Celia say is rid from the country in her last letter? (from Imagining Winter: Celia's Letters: 1950 - 1955)

Batista.
Guevara.
Castro.
Machado.
17)

What does Felicia's fortune show in Imagining Winter: God's Will? (from Imagining Winter: God's Will)

Imminent death.
A daring adventure.
Lasting love.
Fortune and fame.
18)

When Celia returns to her home in Santa Teresa del Mar, she knows Javier has already left to _____. (from Imagining Winter: Baskets of Water)

Go fishing.
Have lunch with some of the local women.
Plant coffee.
Find his wife.
19)

What do the boys do with Pilar's herbs? (from Imagining Winter: Daughters of Chango)

Sell them.
Smoke them.
Scatter them.
Put them in a backpack.
20)

What does Celia find while searching through Felicia's old belongings? (from The Languages Lost: Six Days in April)

Shells.
An old black swimming suit.
A dream journal.
A report card.
21)

Who does Hugo tell his daughters he wants to see? (from Imagining Winter: The Meaning of Shells)

His mother.
Celia.
Felicia.
Ivanito.
22)

Where does Felicia get a new job? (from Imagining Winter: Celia's Letters: 1950 - 1955)

Havana.
Miami.
New York.
Santa Teresa del Mar.
23)

Who makes fun of Lourdes in Imagining Winter: Enough Attitude? (from Imagining Winter: Enough Attitude)

Felicia.
Rufino.
Pilar.
Jorge.
24)

What religion does Celia acknowledge she dabbles in? (from Imagining Winter: Celia's Letters: 1950 - 1955)

Hinduism.
Buddhism.
Yoruba.
Christianity.
25)

What does Felicia put in the cake icing? (from Ordinary Seductions: The Fire between Them)

Smashed pills.
Toothpaste.
Rat poison.
Dirt.
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