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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Macho .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what make of car are Connie and Pepe riding when they are portrayed as "racing up a peak in an open car, the fleeing road continually swering away so abruptly they seemed every moment about to spring into space, into the white night glittering beyond the sheer edge of the road, howing with wild wind" (90)?
(a) Bentley.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Lamborghini.
(d) Aston Martin.

2. What precious stones make up the necklace Connie wears to her first meeting with Pepe?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Rubies.
(d) Pearls.

3. Connie reveals in Chapter 1 that before her father was in the government, he committed which action that she considers immoral?
(a) He was a slum lord.
(b) He was a compulsive gambler.
(c) He robbed banks.
(d) He performed abortions.

4. Connie announces that Pepe must take her away from what location when she finds out that Macho is nearby?
(a) Her hotel.
(b) The bar.
(c) The restaurant.
(d) Hong Kong.

5. What promise does Pepe exact from Connie when he agrees to take her to Rita's place and to talk to Macho on her behalf?
(a) That she will see an attorney the following day.
(b) That she will see a massage therapist the following day.
(c) That she will see a friar the following day.
(d) That she will see a psychiatrist the following day.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Paco have an affair before having an affair with Connie?

2. Which member of the party at the Tovarich knows the bandleader Pete Alfonso?

3. What kind of liar does Pepe call Connie when they run into one another on the balcony at the Tovarich?

4. What adjective does Pepe use to describe Connie's eyes when she tells him her age?

5. What two items did Connie throw into the pond as a young girl before lying to her family about being robbed?

(see the answer key)

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