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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Lourdes fire her new employee?
(a) The woman takes extremely long breaks.
(b) The woman lied on her resume.
(c) The woman steals from her.
(d) The woman has eyes for Rufino.

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

4. What causes Felicia's health to deteriorate?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) She has syphilis.
(c) The break up of her marriage.
(d) Her inability to deal with the loss of her father.

5. Who does Celia recall talking to late at night before falling asleep?
(a) Pilar.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Gustavo.
(d) Lourdes.

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

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

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

9. What does Celia's mother do when she is young?
(a) Abandons her on a train.
(b) Makes her cook dinner for the family.
(c) Forces her to perform in the circus.
(d) Teaches her how to sew.

10. What type of work did Jorge do before the revolution?
(a) He was a fisherman.
(b) He sold electric brooms and portable fans.
(c) He cooked for El Lider.
(d) He sold cars.

11. What happens to Lourdes, in Ordinary Seductions: A Grove of Lemons, when Rufino is out of town?
(a) She falls off a horse.
(b) Lightning strikes her.
(c) She is in a car accident.
(d) Soldiers rape her.

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

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

14. Where does Pilar actually buy a ticket to?
(a) London.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Miami.
(d) Cuba.

15. Who does Celia say in her letters treats her poorly?
(a) Her in-laws.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Her children.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Hugo forced to marry Felicia?

4. Who does Celia write letters to, from 1935-1940?

5. Who terrorizes Celia in Ordinary Seductions: The House on Palmas Street?

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