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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Languages Lost: Six Days in April.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Celia guard at the start of Ordinary Seductions: Ocean Blue?
(a) The North coast of Cuba.
(b) The bakery.
(c) A church.
(d) A garden.

2. What did a santera once see on Celia's palm?
(a) A wet landscape.
(b) More children.
(c) Death.
(d) A rainbow.

3. In Chapter 2, what family member does Lourdes unsuccessfully call?
(a) Felicia.
(b) Celia.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Rufino.

4. Where does Pilar plan to travel?
(a) The Hamptons.
(b) London.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Hawaii.

5. How do Celia's feelings change for Jorge in Ordinary Seductions: Celia's Letters: 1935-1940?
(a) She starts to appreciate his sense of humor.
(b) She feels sorry for him.
(c) She falls in love with him.
(d) She wants to start over with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Celia say Javier does in his room for days at a time?

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

3. What does the elderly man at the botanica give Pilar?

4. What does Lourdes do after the taxi arrives at Celia's house?

5. When Celia wakes up in a panic, where does she want to go?

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