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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Celia respond when her lover leaves Cuba?
(a) She is relieved.
(b) She gets depressed.
(c) She feels guilty.
(d) She is disgusted.

3. What does Celia tell her daughter not to bring in the house?
(a) Shells.
(b) A frown on her face.
(c) A wet umbrella.
(d) Her dirty shoes.

4. What keeps Celia writing letters to Gustavo?
(a) Jorge tells her to.
(b) Habit.
(c) Her hopes of reconnecting.
(d) Her children insist.

5. Who soothes Felicia as her condition worsens?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Ivanito.
(c) Pilar.
(d) Jorge.

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

7. What do Celia's daughters fear they will never get to leave?
(a) Home.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Each other.
(d) Boarding school.

8. Who is the judge during the civil trial?
(a) Celia.
(b) El Lider.
(c) Loli Regalado.
(d) Cristina Garcia.

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

10. Who does Ivanito most resemble?
(a) Hugo.
(b) His sisters.
(c) Celia.
(d) Felicia.

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

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

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

14. What type of people does Celia say she relates to?
(a) Wealthy people.
(b) Negative people.
(c) Religious people.
(d) Dead people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Celia name her son after her father?

2. When did Pilar leave her Abuela Celia?

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

4. Why does Celia want to leave New York?

5. What does Celia do when she leaves the asylum?

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