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

2. Who checks Celia into a mental asylum?
(a) Jorge's sister and mother.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Gustavo.
(d) Celia.

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

4. What smell is in the air when Celia runs to the beach?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Fish.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Incense.

5. Who arrives in Santa Teresa del Mar, screaming for Celia?
(a) Ivanito.
(b) Javier.
(c) Lordes.
(d) Felicia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unique talent does Pilar have?

2. What challenge impacts Celia's night with the twins?

3. Why is Hugo forced to marry Felicia?

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

5. Who does Pilar visit in Miami?

Short Essay Questions

1. What qualities make Lourdes an irritating force to her family?

2. According to rumors, why have yanquis ringed the island with nuclear poison?

3. When Celia's great aunt takes her to the santera, what prediction is made for Celia's life?

4. How does Felicia attempt to kill her husband, Hugo?

5. How does Lourdes connect with her husband?

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

7. Why does Celia practice the smiles of her youth?

8. What agreement for marriage do Jorge and Celia make?

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

10. Why does Jorge allow his sister and mother to terrorize Celia?

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