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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 divine object does Felicia become fascinated with in Imagining Winter: God's Will?

2. Who discourages Felicia's devotion to the gods?

3. Why are Felicia's parents afraid of her new friend's father?

4. Who has Lourdes's bakery become a meeting place for?

5. Who expresses love for the music of Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and the Ramones?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jorge force Javier to learn accounting when he is five-years old?

2. How does Lourdes infuriate Pilar in Imagining Winter: A Matrix Light?

3. Why are the women in town attracted to Javier?

4. Why does Lourdes have a hard time punishing Pilar?

5. Why does Felicia pour lye on Graciela Moriera's scalp?

6. What does Celia wonder about her relationship with Gustavo?

7. What causes Lourdes to swing her handbag at a man in her bakery?

8. What does Herminia's father, a santera, use to answer his godchild's question?

9. Why does Lourdes suggest Pilar move to Russia?

10. While Pilar is out shopping, what does she realize is the only time in life she felt determined?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Celia reveal about Gustavo, through her monthly letters? What characteristics can the reader assume he has? How does Celia's idealized love for Gustavo impact her marriage? How does it influence her devotion to El Lider?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How do the characters in Dreaming in Cuban thrive in the face of conflict? Choose one character and describe how he or she uses conflict to improve his or her life.

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