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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 upsets Lourdes, when she arrives at Celia's house?

2. Celia wonders if her relationship with Gustavo, through letters, is better than watching him _____ and _____.

3. What does Celia smash in the final hours of Felicia's life?

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

5. Who is the only person Lourdes feels she can talk to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ivanito run away from his teacher?

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

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

6. Why does Lourdes suggest Pilar move to Russia?

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

8. Why does Jorge force Javier to learn accounting when he is five-years old?

9. How does Felicia support Herminia when her son dies?

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

How does Celia feel abandoned by in the novel? How do her feelings of abandonment affect her relationships? Who does Celia abandon in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How does Lourdes use control with her family? How does she use control in her business? How does Lourdes give up control in the novel? How do Lourdes's conversations with Jorge help her with her need to control others?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Lourdes overeat at the beginning of the novel? Why might Lourdes later feel a sudden need to be empty? What does Lourdes's weight represent in the novel?

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