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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ordinary Seductions: A Grove of Lemons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who convinces Lourdes that her daughter, Pilar, does not hate her?
(a) Felicia.
(b) Rufino.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Celia.

2. When did Pilar leave her Abuela Celia?
(a) On her 16th birthday.
(b) Several weeks ago.
(c) A year ago.
(d) When she was 2 years old.

3. Why does Celia want to leave New York?
(a) To visit colleges.
(b) To pursue a singing career.
(c) To start her own bakery.
(d) To escape her life.

4. Who wakens Pilar by the pool?
(a) Blanquito.
(b) Tia Rosario.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Celia.

5. Who does Celia say in her letters treats her poorly?
(a) Her in-laws.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her children.
(d) Jorge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Celia keep that her lover gave her?

2. Who does Celia write letters to, from 1935-1940?

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

4. How does Rufino explain the voices Lourdes hears?

5. What does Lourdes tell her visitors to do in Ordinary Seductions: A Grove of Lemons?

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