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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. Whose voice does Lourdes hear in her head?

2. Who does Celia see emerge from the light and come toward her?

3. What does Celia do on the 11th of every month for 25 years?

4. What are the names of the fishing boats Celia sees?

5. How does Celia respond when her lover leaves Cuba?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Lourdes respond when soldiers first come to the ranch where she and Rufino live?

7. Why does Celia practice the smiles of her youth?

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

9. How does Lourdes connect with her husband?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Celia's religious beliefs? Does Celia belong to a religion? Why or why not? What experiences shape Celia's spiritual beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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