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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What initially scares Luz and Milagro when they see their father?
(a) A ghost standing behind him.
(b) Disappointing their mother.
(c) A dog running toward them.
(d) His looks.

3. Who terrorizes Celia in Ordinary Seductions: The House on Palmas Street?
(a) Jorge's sister and mother.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Lourdes.
(d) Felicia.

4. In Ordinary Seductions: Celia's Letters: 1942-1949, which author does Celia read?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) Proust.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Moliere.

5. What was Celia's son born with that is a sign of good luck?
(a) Curly hair.
(b) A caul.
(c) Freckles.
(d) Long finger nails.

6. What smell is in the air when Celia runs to the beach?
(a) Incense.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Fish.
(d) Tobacco.

7. What is the main issue in the civil trial?
(a) Assault.
(b) An affair.
(c) Child neglect.
(d) Arson.

8. Who does Celia say killed her father?
(a) Jorge.
(b) Celia's mother.
(c) Men in their town.
(d) Tia Alicia.

9. What does Celia do on the 11th of every month for 25 years?
(a) She builds a sand castle on the beach.
(b) She prays for peace.
(c) She writes a letter to Gustavo.
(d) She visits an old friend in Havana.

10. In Ordinary Seductions: The Fire Between Them, who does Felicia teach to dance?
(a) Beny More.
(b) Luz.
(c) Celia.
(d) Ivanito.

11. Why is Celia's father killed?
(a) For killing someone.
(b) For having affairs with married women.
(c) For stealing.
(d) For abusing his wife.

12. Why does Felicia volunteer in a camp at night?
(a) She has exceptional night vision.
(b) She feels more comfortable at night.
(c) She is less likely to hurt herself at night.
(d) She home schools Ivanito during the day.

13. What does Celia keep that her lover gave her?
(a) An engagement ring.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A dozen roses.
(d) Pearl earrings.

14. What composer did Celia play while Jorge traveled?
(a) Tchaikovsky.
(b) Rachmaninoff.
(c) Chopin.
(d) Debussy.

15. What unique talent does Pilar have?
(a) She can make rabbits disappear.
(b) She can recall everything that has happened to her.
(c) She can read lips.
(d) She can fly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ivanito most resemble?

2. Who does Pilar visit in Miami?

3. What did a santera once see on Celia's palm?

4. Who comes to the ranch while Lourdes is pregnant with her second child?

5. Why does Celia feel Jorge betrays her?

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