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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 does Lourdes soak the book in that Pilar gives her?

2. The elderly man at the botanica calls Pilar the daughter of _____.

3. What does Celia tell Gustavo hurts her about Lourdes?

4. What does Felicia's fortune show in Imagining Winter: God's Will?

5. Who does Jorge force to learn accounting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jorge admit about his plan to break Celia by leaving her with his family?

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

3. How does Lourdes lose so much weight in Imagining Winter: A Matrix Light?

4. How does Felicia support Herminia when her son dies?

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

6. Describe Javier's behavior while he is in his mother's care.

7. What academic activity does Celia say Javier has been involved with?

8. What does Herminia tell Felicia seashells represent?

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

10. Why does Lourdes suggest Pilar move to Russia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Celia feel abandoned by in the novel? How do her feelings of abandonment affect her relationships? Who does Celia abandon in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What significance does Ivanito leaving Cuba at the end of the novel have? Why doesn't Celia have a say in this decision? Why does Pilar choose not to share the decision with Celia when she has a chance?

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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