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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Lourdes and Rufino originally leave Cuba?
(a) They are worried about the economy in Cuba.
(b) Lourdes wants to live some place cold.
(c) Rufino is offered a job elsewhere.
(d) They want to escape soldiers.

2. Who does Celia believe murdered a woman she befriended?
(a) Jorge.
(b) A local priest.
(c) Gustavo.
(d) The hospital.

3. Why does Felicia volunteer in a camp at night?
(a) She has exceptional night vision.
(b) She feels more comfortable at night.
(c) She is less likely to hurt herself at night.
(d) She home schools Ivanito during the day.

4. What initially scares Luz and Milagro when they see their father?
(a) A dog running toward them.
(b) A ghost standing behind him.
(c) Disappointing their mother.
(d) His looks.

5. Who does Hugo tell his daughters he wants to see?
(a) His mother.
(b) Celia.
(c) Ivanito.
(d) Felicia.

6. What is the main issue in the civil trial?
(a) An affair.
(b) Arson.
(c) Assault.
(d) Child neglect.

7. What does Celia plan to do if she has a boy?
(a) She will change her ways.
(b) She will name him Gustavo.
(c) She will become a santera.
(d) She will find Gustavo.

8. Why does Celia name her son after her father?
(a) She draws his name out of a hat.
(b) She thinks he will look like her father when he grows up.
(c) To keep a promise.
(d) A santera tells her to.

9. Where does Pilar plan to travel?
(a) London.
(b) Cuba.
(c) The Hamptons.
(d) Hawaii.

10. What condition does Celia suffer from that she describes in one of her letters?
(a) Dyslexia.
(b) Ecxema.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Psoriasis.

11. Who does Pilar see her father with, in Ordinary Seductions: Going South?
(a) Lourdes.
(b) Another woman.
(c) His boss.
(d) Her grandfather.

12. Who does Celia say in her letters treats her poorly?
(a) Jorge.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her in-laws.

13. Where is Gustavo Sierra de Armas from?
(a) Tegucigalpa.
(b) Granada.
(c) Madrid.
(d) San Jose.

14. What time of year does Ordinary Seductions: Ocean Blue take place?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

15. Why does Celia feel Jorge betrays her?
(a) He tells everyone she is a bad mother.
(b) He puts Celia in the asylum.
(c) He destroys a letter she wrote to Gustavo.
(d) He leaves her for another woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the ranch while Lourdes is pregnant with her second child?

2. Who does Celia write letters to, from 1935-1940?

3. Where is Ivanito living in Imagining Winter: The Meaning of Shells?

4. What does Luz recall her father's hands holding?

5. In Chapter 2, what family member does Lourdes unsuccessfully call?

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