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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Lourdes and Rufino decide to live?
(a) Tampa.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Miami.

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

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

5. How does Celia describe the environment that her first child experiences in her womb?
(a) Poison.
(b) Calm.
(c) Scared.
(d) Lovely.

6. What foods does Felicia insist will purify, in Ordinary Seductions: The Fire Between Them?
(a) Beans and bananas.
(b) Blueberries and dark chocolate.
(c) Meringues and coconuts.
(d) Raw fruits and vegetables.

7. Why does Celia feel Jorge betrays her?
(a) He leaves her for another woman.
(b) He destroys a letter she wrote to Gustavo.
(c) He tells everyone she is a bad mother.
(d) He puts Celia in the asylum.

8. Who votes Celia's house the primary lookout?
(a) El Lider.
(b) The neighborhood committee.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her husband.

9. Who encourages Celia to write to Gustavo?
(a) A spirit.
(b) The santera.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Alicia.

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

11. Who does Pilar see her father with, in Ordinary Seductions: Going South?
(a) Lourdes.
(b) Another woman.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) His boss.

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

13. Who is Pilar able to communicate telepathically with?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her elderly neighbor.
(d) Her boyfriend.

14. Where is Ivanito living in Imagining Winter: The Meaning of Shells?
(a) With Felicia.
(b) With Celia.
(c) Boarding school.
(d) In an orphanage.

15. Who does Celia see emerge from the light and come toward her?
(a) A dolphin.
(b) A bat.
(c) Her husband.
(d) A wolf.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what time of Celia's life does she go to live with Tia Alicia?

3. What sport did El Lider excel at in his youth?

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

5. How do Celia's feelings change for Jorge in Ordinary Seductions: Celia's Letters: 1935-1940?

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