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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ordinary Seductions: Celia's Letters: 1935 - 1940.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the nuns tell Lourdes over the phone about her father?
(a) The nuns say they want her to bake a cake for her father.
(b) The nuns say her father promised them money.
(c) The nuns say her father's spirit thanked them for his care.
(d) The nuns say they have not seen her father for several days.

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

3. What are the names of the fishing boats Celia sees?
(a) Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.
(b) The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
(c) Charles and Eddie.
(d) Boats A, B and C.

4. What does Celia guard at the start of Ordinary Seductions: Ocean Blue?
(a) A garden.
(b) The bakery.
(c) The North coast of Cuba.
(d) A church.

5. Where does Pilar actually buy a ticket to?
(a) London.
(b) Miami.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Las Vegas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Celia tell her daughter not to bring in the house?

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

3. What type of people does Celia say she relates to?

4. What unique talent does Pilar have?

5. What does Pilar talk about on the bus?

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