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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. The woman named Concha is the mother of which character?
(a) Macho.
(b) Connie.
(c) Paco.
(d) Pepe.
2. Connie is described by Pepe as being wrapped in what color of furs?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.
3. When Pepe returns to the balcony to meet Connie and finds her missing, where does he eventually locate her?
(a) On the dance floor.
(b) In the alley.
(c) In the coat check room.
(d) Behind the bar.
4. The narrator rejoins Pepe and Connie how many hours after leaving them at the Tovarich together?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.
5. For how many weeks did Connie go missing in her adolescence the time she was found working in a chop suey restaurant?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.
Short Answer Questions
1. The waiter at the Tovarich tells Pepe that which character is waiting to speak with him on the balcony?
2. Which member of the party at the Tovarich knows the bandleader Pete Alfonso?
3. Connie states that her father is "one of the sacred elders in the government" and her mother is "a famous" (5) what?
4. Which member of Pepe's family "has been quietly going to pieces" (26) since taking a trip to Manila?
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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What explanation does Connie give for her decision to race her Jaguar to the precipice of a steep cliff in Chapter 2: Macho?
2. What is an azotea and what is its significance to the narrative of The Woman Who Had Two Navels?
3. Describe a particular gap in time mentioned within Chapter 2: Macho and discuss its purpose.
4. What connection exists between Pepe and Concha, as revealed in Chapter 1: Paco?
5. What does Connie's red dress symbolize in Chapter 2: Macho?
6. What proof does Connie provide to back up her claims about Macho's other lover?
7. 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?
8. What fairly recent event does Pepe see as the one that transformed his father's personality?
9. Discuss an instance when Pepe's father's actions highlight particular expectations he had for his two sons Pepe and Tony when they were boys.
10. Name three pieces of information the reader learns about Paco when the narrator provides his perspective at the end of Chapter 1: Paco.
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