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

2. What does Felicia sell in her new job?

3. Who tells Ivanito that vile things will be said to him/her in Russia?

4. What does Celia tell Gustavo hurts her about Lourdes?

5. What does Felicia's fortune show in Imagining Winter: God's Will?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lourdes suggest Pilar move to Russia?

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

4. Why are the women in town attracted to Javier?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What does Celia reveal about Gustavo, through her monthly letters? What characteristics can the reader assume he has? How does Celia's idealized love for Gustavo impact her marriage? How does it influence her devotion to El Lider?

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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