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

2. Whose voice does Lourdes hear in her head?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

3. What object does Celia worry about after a tidal wave?
(a) Her bed.
(b) A photograph of Gustavo.
(c) Her pearl earrings.
(d) Her piano.

4. What does Tia Alica leave Celia when she dies?
(a) A box of shells.
(b) A peacock brooch.
(c) Her house.
(d) A piano.

5. Why does Lourdes fire her new employee?
(a) The woman has eyes for Rufino.
(b) The woman takes extremely long breaks.
(c) The woman steals from her.
(d) The woman lied on her resume.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Celia want to leave New York?

4. What happens to Lourdes, in Ordinary Seductions: A Grove of Lemons, when Rufino is out of town?

5. Who does Ivanito most resemble?

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