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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. When Pilar reads a book of predictions, Celia asks if she should _____.

3. What does Felicia ask her new friend to do for her?

4. What does Pilar find in her mother's hosiery drawer?

5. What new position allows Lourdes to walk around town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lourdes suggest Pilar move to Russia?

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

4. Why does Ivanito run away from his teacher?

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

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

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

8. Why does Celia believe Lourdes is punishing her?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Felicia is urged by her best friend to participate in the ritual with La Madrina. Why might she be reluctant to go? What does her behavior suggest about her faith? Does the loss of her father play a role in her lack of enthusiasm?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Celia choose a life of questioning and wondering? How does this way of life help her? How does it hurt her?

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