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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. At what time does Lourdes go to the bakery to prepare pastries and doughs?
(a) 12 a.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 1 p.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

2. What does Celia do when she leaves the asylum?
(a) She buys a ticket to Spain.
(b) She looks for a job.
(c) She vacations with her family.
(d) She sacrifices a goat.

3. What does Pilar talk about on the bus?
(a) Her family life.
(b) Her travel plans.
(c) Her career goals.
(d) Her favorite recipes.

4. What causes Felicia's health to deteriorate?
(a) Her inability to deal with the loss of her father.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) She has syphilis.
(d) The break up of her marriage.

5. What type of work does Felicia do when she meets Hugo?
(a) She is a waitress.
(b) She is a teacher.
(c) She is a dancer.
(d) She is a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lourdes fire her new employee?

2. Why does Celia want to leave New York?

3. What does Celia's mother do when she is young?

4. Who does Pilar talk to, at length, on a bus ride?

5. What does Lourdes tell her visitors to do in Ordinary Seductions: A Grove of Lemons?

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