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

2. In Imagining Winter: Daughters of Chango, Jorge begins to lose his time in _____.

3. What does the elderly man at the botanica give Pilar?

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

5. In Imagining Winter: Daughters of Chango, what reason does Jorge give Lourdes for wanting to escape Celia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ivanito run away from his teacher?

4. What does Herminia tell Felicia seashells represent?

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

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

7. What helps Pilar's life begin in Imagining Winter: A Matrix Light?

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

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

10. What does Lourdes prefer to do, rather than listen to Ivanito's dreams?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What might seem unique about Celia's life? What unique gifts does Celia possess? Which quality might help her deal with the loss of her husband?

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