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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. Who does Celia find in East Havana?

2. Who writes a letter to El Lider about Ernesto's death?

3. Why does Lourdes stop eating in Imagining Winter: A Matrix Light?

4. Lourdes calls Pilar demanding to know which _____ is in her _____.

5. What does Lourdes do after the taxi arrives at Celia's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Herminia tell Felicia seashells represent?

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

3. What does Celia say Jorge is jealous about?

4. How does Lourdes respond when she eats the sugar cane in Cuba?

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

6. Why does Celia believe Lourdes is punishing her?

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

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

9. How does Lourdes respond to Pilar, when she wants to talk about her grandmother?

10. Why is Jorge enraged with Celia while he is on a business trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Lourdes overeat at the beginning of the novel? Why might Lourdes later feel a sudden need to be empty? What does Lourdes's weight represent in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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