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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 Celia want to leave New York?
(a) To visit colleges.
(b) To escape her life.
(c) To start her own bakery.
(d) To pursue a singing career.

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

3. How do Celia's feelings change for Jorge in Ordinary Seductions: Celia's Letters: 1935-1940?
(a) She wants to start over with him.
(b) She starts to appreciate his sense of humor.
(c) She falls in love with him.
(d) She feels sorry for him.

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

5. Where is Ivanito living in Imagining Winter: The Meaning of Shells?
(a) In an orphanage.
(b) Boarding school.
(c) With Felicia.
(d) With Celia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pilar see her father with, in Ordinary Seductions: Going South?

2. At what time does Lourdes go to the bakery to prepare pastries and doughs?

3. What composer did Celia play while Jorge traveled?

4. In Chapter 2, what family member does Lourdes unsuccessfully call?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Celia after her parents divorce?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Celia worry about Ivanito's looks?

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

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

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