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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jorge say frightens him about Celia?

2. Why does Celia feel Jorge betrays her?

3. Where is Ivanito living in Imagining Winter: The Meaning of Shells?

4. Who does Celia recall talking to late at night before falling asleep?

5. Why does Felicia volunteer in a camp at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Celia imply that the mental asylum is a refuge?

2. What commitment does Celia make after Jorge dies?

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

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

5. How does Lourdes connect with her husband?

6. What agreement for marriage do Jorge and Celia make?

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

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

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

10. How does Rufino bond with his daughter Pilar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What might seem unique about Celia's life? What unique gifts does Celia possess? Which quality might help her deal with the loss of her husband?

Essay Topic 2

Why must a sacrifice be made to Ellegua to give peace to Felicia and her father? What symbols of santeria are identified in Ordinary Seductions: Ocean Blue? What significance might the symbols have?

Essay Topic 3

What are the causes of Felicia's madness? How do her problems shape her marriages, friendships, and relationship with her mother and children? How does Felicia deal with her mental deterioration?

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