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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ordinary Seductions: Celia's Letters: 1942 - 1949.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Lourdes, in Ordinary Seductions: A Grove of Lemons, when Rufino is out of town?
(a) She is in a car accident.
(b) She falls off a horse.
(c) Lightning strikes her.
(d) Soldiers rape her.

2. What time of year does Ordinary Seductions: Ocean Blue take place?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

3. Who does Celia say killed her father?
(a) Tia Alicia.
(b) Men in their town.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Celia's mother.

4. What does Celia's mother do when she is young?
(a) Teaches her how to sew.
(b) Forces her to perform in the circus.
(c) Makes her cook dinner for the family.
(d) Abandons her on a train.

5. What was Celia's son born with that is a sign of good luck?
(a) Long finger nails.
(b) Curly hair.
(c) Freckles.
(d) A caul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pilar able to communicate telepathically with?

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

3. What type of work did Jorge do before the revolution?

4. Who does Celia remember, as a result of her son's birth?

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

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