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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what type of location do Paco and Pepe have a conversation near the end of Chapter 1: Paco?
(a) A shooting range.
(b) A park.
(c) A library.
(d) A school.

2. What kind of liar does Pepe call Connie when they run into one another on the balcony at the Tovarich?
(a) Masterful.
(b) Practiced.
(c) Horrible.
(d) Ridiculous.

3. Which member of the party at the Tovarich knows the bandleader Pete Alfonso?
(a) Pepe.
(b) Paco.
(c) Mary.
(d) Rita.

4. When Connie finds evidence that Macho may have another lover, what form does that evidence take?
(a) Letters.
(b) Phone numbers.
(c) Emails.
(d) Phone records.

5. What is NOT a comment used to describe Connie as she draws a crowd on the dance floor at the Tovrich?
(a) Her young eyes are bright and untroubled. 89
(b) She has a haughty look.
(c) Her head is tossed back.
(d) Her hair is swinging.

6. What is the first name of Connie's husband?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Juan.
(c) Macho.
(d) Paco.

7. During Connie and Pepe's conversation on the cliff in Chapter 1: Paco, Pepe suggests that Connie go to what location for help with any problems she may have?
(a) A convent.
(b) A community center.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A church.

8. In what country does the novel The Woman Who Had Two Navels take place?
(a) France.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) Hong Kong.

9. Which character has a younger brother named Tony?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Pepe.
(c) Macho.
(d) Paco.

10. What is the name of Pepe's wife?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Mary.
(c) Rita.
(d) Rachel.

11. In Connie's story about her childhood, she states that she dreamt of what kind of fish eating her doll the night the doll was lost to her forever?
(a) A catfish.
(b) A betta fish.
(c) A goldfish.
(d) A koi fish.

12. How many children do Paco and his wife Mary have together?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

13. Pepe tells Connie that which character could help her if she takes his advice to get help at a particular location?
(a) Mary.
(b) Tony.
(c) Paco.
(d) Senora de Vidal.

14. Pepe's father's favorite subject to talk about when Pepe was small was what body of water nearby the famous house his family used to own?
(a) A creek.
(b) A brook.
(c) A lake.
(d) A river.

15. Connie tells Pepe that by the time she reached what age, "she had become indifferent" (4) to her physical abnormality?
(a) School age.
(b) Twenties.
(c) Middle age.
(d) Adolescence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Connie states that her father is "one of the sacred elders in the government" and her mother is "a famous" (5) what?

2. When Pepe shows up at Rita's place and leaves Connie outside the door, Rita thinks that he is there to take what action?

3. Pepe recalls his father's continual assertion that "The house of our" what "is waiting for us to come home" (15)?

4. In what type of music is Paco most interested?

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

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