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

2. Why do Lourdes and Rufino originally leave Cuba?
(a) They are worried about the economy in Cuba.
(b) They want to escape soldiers.
(c) Lourdes wants to live some place cold.
(d) Rufino is offered a job elsewhere.

3. Who checks Celia into a mental asylum?
(a) Jorge's sister and mother.
(b) Celia.
(c) Gustavo.
(d) Jorge.

4. How does Celia respond when her lover leaves Cuba?
(a) She feels guilty.
(b) She is relieved.
(c) She gets depressed.
(d) She is disgusted.

5. 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) Abandons her on a train.
(d) Makes her cook dinner for the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did El Lider excel at in his youth?

2. Who soothes Felicia as her condition worsens?

3. Why does Celia want to leave New York?

4. What foods does Felicia insist will purify, in Ordinary Seductions: The Fire Between Them?

5. How does Celia describe the environment that her first child experiences in her womb?

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