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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lourdes tell her visitors to do in Ordinary Seductions: A Grove of Lemons?
(a) She tells them to leave.
(b) She tells them to look at garden.
(c) She tells them to take off their hats.
(d) She tells them to come inside for coffee.

5. When Celia wakes up in a panic, where does she want to go?
(a) New York.
(b) The bank.
(c) Havana.
(d) The hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ordinary Seductions: The Fire Between Them, who does Felicia teach to dance?

2. Who soothes Felicia as her condition worsens?

3. Who does Celia see emerge from the light and come toward her?

4. Where does Felicia follow Hugo when they first meet?

5. Who is the judge during the civil trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason is Felicia is persuaded to participate in the Revolution?

2. Why does Lourdes fire her new employee at the bakery?

3. Why does Celia imply that the mental asylum is a refuge?

4. What happens when the soldiers return to the ranch?

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

6. Under what condition does Celia tell Gustavo she will come find him?

7. What confuses Celia about her success as a judge in the town cases?

8. How did Celia's husband destroy one of their dining room chairs?

9. What does Celia tell Gustavo she does when she hears Jorge has been in a terrible accident?

10. What does Felicia realize about her mother's attraction to El Lider?

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