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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. How many consecutive days does Pilar take herbal baths?

2. Who makes fun of Lourdes in Imagining Winter: Enough Attitude?

3. What religion does Celia acknowledge she dabbles in?

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

5. Who does Jorge force to learn accounting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jorge say that causes Lourdes to fall to the ground and bleed?

3. How does Celia respond to the religious attendees trying to soothe Felicia as she nears death?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Celia say Jorge is jealous about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Celia write a letter to Gustavo each month? What experiences or memories is she trying to preserve? How is the voice she uses in her letters different from the voice she uses in everyday life?

Essay Topic 2

What are the causes of Felicia's madness? How do her problems shape her marriages, friendships, and relationship with her mother and children? How does Felicia deal with her mental deterioration?

Essay Topic 3

Why must a sacrifice be made to Ellegua to give peace to Felicia and her father? What symbols of santeria are identified in Ordinary Seductions: Ocean Blue? What significance might the symbols have?

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