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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 did a santera once see on Celia's palm?
(a) More children.
(b) A wet landscape.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) Death.

2. Who terrorizes Celia in Ordinary Seductions: The House on Palmas Street?
(a) Felicia.
(b) Lourdes.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Jorge's sister and mother.

3. What type of work did Jorge do before the revolution?
(a) He cooked for El Lider.
(b) He sold cars.
(c) He was a fisherman.
(d) He sold electric brooms and portable fans.

4. Who wakens Pilar by the pool?
(a) Blanquito.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Celia.
(d) Tia Rosario.

5. What challenge impacts Celia's night with the twins?
(a) She is worried about Felicia.
(b) She has no money.
(c) Loss of power.
(d) The twins are sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ordinary Seductions: Celia's Letters: 1942-1949, which author does Celia read?

2. Who is Pilar able to communicate telepathically with?

3. How does Rufino explain the voices Lourdes hears?

4. Why does Celia want to leave New York?

5. Who does Ivanito most resemble?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Celia say her father was murdered?

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

5. What happens to Celia after her parents divorce?

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

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

8. How does Rufino bond with his daughter Pilar?

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

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

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