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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ordinary Seductions: The House on Palmas Street.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What smell is in the air when Celia runs to the beach?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Incense.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Fish.

2. Who votes Celia's house the primary lookout?
(a) El Lider.
(b) The neighborhood committee.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her children.

3. What does Celia keep that her lover gave her?
(a) A dozen roses.
(b) Pearl earrings.
(c) An engagement ring.
(d) A scarf.

4. What does Celia agree to do if Gustavo does not respond to her letters?
(a) She must visit Gustavo in person.
(b) She must marry Jorge.
(c) She must let the santera set her up with someone new.
(d) She must contact Gustavo's wife.

5. What does Celia do on the 11th of every month for 25 years?
(a) She builds a sand castle on the beach.
(b) She writes a letter to Gustavo.
(c) She visits an old friend in Havana.
(d) She prays for peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encourages Celia to write to Gustavo?

2. In Chapter 2, what family member does Lourdes unsuccessfully call?

3. When did Pilar leave her Abuela Celia?

4. What do the nuns tell Lourdes over the phone about her father?

5. Who does Pilar see her father with, in Ordinary Seductions: Going South?

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