Dreaming in Cuban Test | Final Test - Hard

Cristina Garcia
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Dreaming in Cuban Test | Final Test - Hard

Cristina Garcia
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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 betrays Celia by revealing her involvement in politics?

2. Who returns the day after Felicia burns Graciela's scalp?

3. Why doesn't Celia have time to take care of Felicia?

4. Who advises Jorge to buy a house by the sea?

5. What does Lourdes soak the book in that Pilar gives her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Herminia's father, a santera, use to answer his godchild's question?

2. While Pilar is out shopping, what does she realize is the only time in life she felt determined?

3. What does Pilar believe will help her understand Celia's sadness?

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

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

6. Why does Ivanito run away from his teacher?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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