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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of establishment is the Tovarich, where Mary, Rita, Paco, and Pepe go together in Chapter 2: Macho?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A cockfighting venue.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A nightclub.

3. Which member of Pepe's family "has been quietly going to pieces" (26) since taking a trip to Manila?
(a) His brother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the dress Connie wears to the Tovarich in Chapter 1: Paco?

2. Pepe tells Connie that which character could help her if she takes his advice to get help at a particular location?

3. When Macho and Pepe first meet one another, Macho says that he has come to "fetch" which character "home before she causes any more talk" (121) to spoil her father's upcoming election?

4. 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?

5. What verb does the narrator use to describe the way Connie is sitting at a table on the balcony when Pepe approaches?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss a moment in the narrative when laughter is shown to be helpful in solving conflicts.

2. How does Pepe end up staying at the Tovarich with Connie while the rest of his party goes home?

3. How does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within Pepe's comments to Concha within Chapter 1: Paco?

4. What fairly recent event does Pepe see as the one that transformed his father's personality?

5. What connection exists between Pepe and Concha, as revealed in Chapter 1: Paco?

6. Name three pieces of information the reader learns about Paco when the narrator provides his perspective at the end of Chapter 1: Paco.

7. What is an azotea and what is its significance to the narrative of The Woman Who Had Two Navels?

8. Whose narrative perspective is provided within the opening of the novel The Woman Who Had Two Navels?

9. Which character is the reader meant to believe when Concha's mention of Connie's age and marital status conflict with Connie's account? How do you know?

10. Who is Helen?

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