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

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

3. What sport did El Lider excel at in his youth?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Basketball.

4. How does Felicia try to kill Hugo?
(a) With a gun.
(b) With a knife.
(c) With fire.
(d) With poison.

5. Who is Celia waiting for at the start of Ordinary Seductions: The House on Palmas Street?
(a) Pilar.
(b) Felicia.
(c) The mail carrier.
(d) Her granddaughters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What smell is in the air when Celia runs to the beach?

3. What does Celia do on the 11th of every month for 25 years?

4. Who does Celia believe murdered a woman she befriended?

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

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