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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 writes a letter to El Lider about Ernesto's death?
(a) Felicia.
(b) Celia.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Ivanito.

2. Who has Lourdes's bakery become a meeting place for?
(a) Nuns.
(b) Counter-revolutionaries.
(c) Ballerinas.
(d) Young mothers.

3. What new position allows Lourdes to walk around town?
(a) Crossing guard.
(b) Magazine sales person.
(c) Census worker.
(d) Auxiliary policewoman.

4. Who does Celia find in East Havana?
(a) The santera who helped her when she was depressed over Gustavo.
(b) Ivanito, living on the streets alone.
(c) Pilar, who is living there with a group of friends.
(d) Felicia, who is an an asylum there.

5. Felicia urges her new husband, Otto, to take her on a _____.
(a) Motorcycle.
(b) Horse ride.
(c) Roller coaster.
(d) Nature walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who returns the day after Felicia burns Graciela's scalp?

2. What does Celia tell Gustavo hurts her about Lourdes?

3. How many consecutive days does Pilar take herbal baths?

4. What does Felicia request in a note about her burial?

5. What does Celia contemplate, once spring arrives at the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Celia say Jorge is jealous about?

2. Why does Felicia pour lye on Graciela Moriera's scalp?

3. Why are the women in town attracted to Javier?

4. While Pilar is out shopping, what does she realize is the only time in life she felt determined?

5. Why does Lourdes have a hard time punishing Pilar?

6. What does Lourdes prefer to do, rather than listen to Ivanito's dreams?

7. How does Lourdes respond to Pilar, when she wants to talk about her grandmother?

8. Why does Celia believe Lourdes is punishing her?

9. What causes Lourdes to swing her handbag at a man in her bakery?

10. How does Celia respond to the religious attendees trying to soothe Felicia as she nears death?

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