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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. Why does Celia want to leave New York?

2. Who predicts that Celia will survive hard times and live by the water?

3. When Celia wakes up in a panic, where does she want to go?

4. What does Celia tell her daughter not to bring in the house?

5. Why is Hugo forced to marry Felicia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Celia describe the environment that Lourdes was born in?

3. What does Jorge reveal about Pilar when Lourdes is on her walk home from the bakery?

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

5. When Celia's great aunt takes her to the santera, what prediction is made for Celia's life?

6. How does Rufino bond with his daughter Pilar?

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

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

9. What are Pilar's supernatural gifts?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Celia choose a life of questioning and wondering? How does this way of life help her? How does it hurt her?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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