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

2. When did Pilar leave her Abuela Celia?
(a) On her 16th birthday.
(b) When she was 2 years old.
(c) Several weeks ago.
(d) A year ago.

3. In Chapter 2, what family member does Lourdes unsuccessfully call?
(a) Rufino.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Felicia.
(d) Celia.

4. Who predicts that Celia will survive hard times and live by the water?
(a) Celia's great aunt.
(b) Gustavo.
(c) A psychic friend.
(d) A santera.

5. What type of work does Felicia do when she meets Hugo?
(a) She is a writer.
(b) She is a dancer.
(c) She is a waitress.
(d) She is a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who soothes Felicia as her condition worsens?

2. Who does Celia tell Gustavo saved her?

3. What happens to Lourdes, in Ordinary Seductions: A Grove of Lemons, when Rufino is out of town?

4. Who does Pilar visit in Miami?

5. What causes Felicia's health to deteriorate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Rufino bond with his daughter Pilar?

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

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

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

6. Why does Celia say her father was murdered?

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

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

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

10. How does Lourdes connect with her husband?

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