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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. Which way does Connie turn the wheel when she heads up the mountain road after reaching the monastery?
(a) Hard right.
(b) Hard left.
(c) Soft right.
(d) Soft left.

2. Rita asks Pepe in Chapter 3: La Vidal whether he had ever wanted to inhabit which position?
(a) Bullfighter.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Firefighter.
(d) Police officer.

3. During the dream seqence between Connie and Father Tony, Father Tony tells Connie to renounce what?
(a) Greed.
(b) Lust.
(c) Evil.
(d) Selfishness.

4. For how many years did Concha stay away from her family in favor of being with Macho?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. Pepe directs Connie to his bedroom at the end of Chapter 3: La Vidal when she asks where she can take what action?
(a) Disrobe.
(b) Pray.
(c) Meditate.
(d) Use the restroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final setting of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

2. How old is Connie in the second carnival flashback within Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

3. Kikay Valero is known throughout what location for having a vast pool of acquaintances in the region?

4. Pepe and Father Tony urge Connie to talk to which character in the lengthy final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

5. How old was Connie when first Macho, and then Concha, moved overseas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was 11-year-old Connie unable to make eye contact with her mother Concha upon her return home from a trip overseas?

2. What revelation does Concha make to Connie about motherhood in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

3. For what reason does Connie travel to the Kowloon train station in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

4. What surprise does Connie receive once she has departed from the Kowloon train station?

5. What does the ship symbolize within Connie's delusion about a ship?

6. In Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon, the narrative includes both portrayals of delusion and the use of flashbacks. What sorts of narrative landmarks does Joaquin provide to help direct the reader?

7. How old was Connie's mother Concha when she met the man who would become her first husband and in what era did this event occur?

8. How does Joaquin bring the two themes of spirituality and physicality together within Chapter 3: La Vidal?

9. What major world event occurred when Connie was 11 years old, necessitating that Biliken be moved to safety?

10. What promise does Father Tony exact from Connie before he leaves to conduct business at St. Andrews?

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