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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pilar feel as she leans against the tree where she is attacked?
(a) The chill in the air.
(b) The presence of her ancestors.
(c) The warmth of the sun.
(d) The pulse in the roots of the tree.

2. Why are Felicia's parents afraid of her new friend's father?
(a) He is a high prist of santeria.
(b) He is a police officer.
(c) They hear he is violent.
(d) He is a known criminal.

3. Celia wonders if her relationship with Gustavo, through letters, is better than watching him _____ and _____.
(a) Love others/Reject her.
(b) Be flawed/Imperfect.
(c) Grow old/Indifferent.
(d) Change/Disappoint.

4. When does Jorge realize he went too far in trying to break Celia?
(a) Before he leaves for his trip.
(b) While he is on his trip.
(c) After he dies.
(d) When he returns from his trip.

5. What does Felicia's new friend tell her sea shells represent?
(a) The future.
(b) Pain.
(c) Bad relationships.
(d) Tidal waves.

6. What does Celia realize when she hears shells singing a song in her bones?
(a) That she is lonely.
(b) That shells remind her of Gustavo.
(c) That she will be a grandmother soon.
(d) That a tidal wave is coming.

7. In Imagining Winter: God's Will, _____ initiates Felicia, and she is given the _____.
(a) Herminia/goat to sacrifice.
(b) La Madrina/final rite of passage.
(c) Yernaya/spirits of the seas.
(d) Celia/family secrets.

8. What does Celia discover on her body, at the end of Imagining Winter: Baskets of Water?
(a) A heart-shaped mole.
(b) A tick.
(c) A scar.
(d) A lump in her chest.

9. What suddenly disgusts Lourdes in Imagining Winter: A Matrix Light?
(a) Walking.
(b) Solid foods.
(c) Pilar.
(d) Marriage.

10. After what event in 1978 does Felicia return to her best friend and the Yoruban religion?
(a) Her disappearance.
(b) The loss of her job.
(c) Her divorce.
(d) A miscarriage.

11. What upsets Lourdes, when she arrives at Celia's house?
(a) There is no food prepared.
(b) The way Celia looks.
(c) How messy the house is.
(d) The smell of the house.

12. How many consecutive days does Pilar take herbal baths?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

13. By Thanksgiving, Lourdes loses _____ pounds.
(a) 82.
(b) 12.
(c) 34.
(d) 118.

14. When Pilar reads a book of predictions, Celia asks if she should _____.
(a) Write Gustavo one last letter.
(b) Start a business.
(c) Buy a vacation property.
(d) Follow her passions.

15. Who writes a letter to El Lider about Ernesto's death?
(a) Felicia.
(b) Celia.
(c) Ivanito.
(d) Hugo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Imagining Winter: Baskets of Water, how does Ivanito learn English?

2. Who has Lourdes's bakery become a meeting place for?

3. What does Felicia request in a note about her burial?

4. What does Celia say Javier wins in her letter?

5. Who expresses love for the music of Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and the Ramones?

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