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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 type of work does Felicia do when she meets Hugo?

2. What do the nuns tell Lourdes over the phone about her father?

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

4. How does Rufino explain the voices Lourdes hears?

5. What composer did Celia play while Jorge traveled?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. For what reason is Felicia is persuaded to participate in the Revolution?

5. Why must a goat be sacrificed to help Felicia?

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

7. What commitment does Celia make after Jorge dies?

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

9. Why does Celia say her father was murdered?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Felicia's attraction to darkness like her mother's? How is her attraction to darkness unlike her mother's? Why might they follow different spiritual paths, even though they are both drawn to darkness?

Essay Topic 2

What circumstances allow a transformation to take place in Pilar? How has she prepared herself for this transformation? How do others assist in helping Pilar figure out what she must do?

Essay Topic 3

Pilar has a strong, psychic connection with her grandmother, Celia, as well as a unique ability to recall details of her life. Yet, Pilar's identity is weak. Why might Pilar have a weak sense of identity? What role do her family members play in shaping her identity? How might her experience leaving home help strengthen her identity?

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