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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. By Thanksgiving, Lourdes loses _____ pounds.
(a) 82.
(b) 34.
(c) 118.
(d) 12.

2. What does Celia say Javier does in his room for days at a time?
(a) Reads.
(b) Dances.
(c) Decorates.
(d) Sleeps.

3. What does Pilar find in her mother's hosiery drawer?
(a) Love letters.
(b) Cupcakes.
(c) Money.
(d) Photographs of Celia.

4. What does Celia say Javier wins in her letter?
(a) A science prize.
(b) A bingo game.
(c) A car.
(d) A coloring contest.

5. What does Celia realize when she hears shells singing a song in her bones?
(a) That she is lonely.
(b) That she will be a grandmother soon.
(c) That shells remind her of Gustavo.
(d) That a tidal wave is coming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pilar headed when she is surrounded by three young men?

2. Who tells Ivanito that vile things will be said to him/her in Russia?

3. In Imagining Winter: A Matrix Light, _____finds _____ cheating on her.

4. What does Pilar believe with help her understand her grandmother?

5. What does Felicia's family fear about her sudden peacefulness?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Felicia support Herminia when her son dies?

3. Describe Javier's behavior while he is in his mother's care.

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

5. What does Celia wonder about her relationship with Gustavo?

6. What helps Pilar's life begin in Imagining Winter: A Matrix Light?

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

8. How does Lourdes infuriate Pilar in Imagining Winter: A Matrix Light?

9. What does Jorge say that causes Lourdes to fall to the ground and bleed?

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

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