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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Imagining Winter: God's Will.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the nuns tell Lourdes over the phone about her father?
(a) The nuns say her father promised them money.
(b) The nuns say they want her to bake a cake for her father.
(c) The nuns say her father's spirit thanked them for his care.
(d) The nuns say they have not seen her father for several days.

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

3. Why does Celia name her son after her father?
(a) A santera tells her to.
(b) She draws his name out of a hat.
(c) She thinks he will look like her father when he grows up.
(d) To keep a promise.

4. In Imagining Winter: Baskets of Water, how does Ivanito learn English?
(a) Tutoring from his teacher.
(b) From Jorge's textbooks.
(c) From watching TV.
(d) Felicia teaches him.

5. Where is Felicia marching at the start of Imagining Winter: The Meaning of Shells?
(a) Sierra Maesta.
(b) Guantánamo.
(c) Sagua La Grande.
(d) Santiago de Cuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ernesto Brito?

2. At what time does Lourdes go to the bakery to prepare pastries and doughs?

3. What divine object does Felicia become fascinated with in Imagining Winter: God's Will?

4. Who is Pilar able to communicate telepathically with?

5. Who convinces Lourdes that her daughter, Pilar, does not hate her?

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