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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 do Celia's daughters fear they will never get to leave?

2. What happens to Lourdes, in Ordinary Seductions: A Grove of Lemons, when Rufino is out of town?

3. What does Celia do when she leaves the asylum?

4. Where does Felicia follow Hugo when they first meet?

5. Where does Pilar plan to travel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Celia's husband destroy one of their dining room chairs?

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

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

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

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

8. What is significant about Celia's son being born with a caul?

9. How does Celia know her husband has died?

10. What does Felicia realize about her mother's attraction to El Lider?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Celia turn to santeria in order to save her son, Javier? Why does she denounce santeria when Felicia dies? Is Celia consistent with her religious beliefs? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

How do Celia's political views shape her parenting? How have Celia's children responded to her devotion to El Lider? How might her views influence her to stay in Cuba, rather than live in the U.S., where she could be closer to Pilar?

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