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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 is the civil trial between in Imagining Winter: The Meaning of Shells?
(a) Ester Ugarte and Loli Regalado.
(b) Beny More and Ibrahim Ferrer.
(c) Felicia and Ivanito.
(d) Milagro and Luz.

2. What does Celia do on the 11th of every month for 25 years?
(a) She visits an old friend in Havana.
(b) She writes a letter to Gustavo.
(c) She builds a sand castle on the beach.
(d) She prays for peace.

3. Who does Celia take with her to see Jorge?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) A nurse from the asylum.
(c) Gustavo.
(d) Her daughters.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Celia tell her daughter not to bring in the house?

2. When Celia wakes up in a panic, where does she want to go?

3. Who encourages Celia to write to Gustavo?

4. Who is the judge during the civil trial?

5. Who does Celia say killed her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Celia's son being born with a caul?

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

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

4. What does Ester Ugarte accuse Loli Regalado of in Imagining Winter: The Meaning of Shells?

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

6. How does Felicia attempt to kill herself and her son, Ivanito?

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

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

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

10. How does Celia know her husband has died?

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