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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 encourages Celia to write to Gustavo?
(a) A spirit.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Alicia.
(d) The santera.

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

3. Where is Gustavo Sierra de Armas from?
(a) San Jose.
(b) Tegucigalpa.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Granada.

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

5. Who does Celia say in her letters treats her poorly?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Her in-laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Pilar leave her Abuela Celia?

2. Who does Celia tell Gustavo saved her?

3. What causes Felicia's health to deteriorate?

4. How does Rufino explain the voices Lourdes hears?

5. Where does Pilar actually buy a ticket to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to Celia after her parents divorce?

5. What does Jorge reveal about Pilar when Lourdes is on her walk home from the bakery?

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

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

8. How does Celia describe the environment that Lourdes was born in?

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

10. Why does Celia say her father was murdered?

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