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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what age did Connie run away from home for the first time, according to Connie?
2. How old was Macho when his father bought him a concubine?
3. Connie says that when which character told her that Macho wanted to marry her, she had been "so relieved, so grateful" (95)?
4. Rita tells Helen at the start of Chapter 2: Macho that she will be dining out with Pepe and which two other characters?
5. What is the name of Pepe's wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss a moment in the narrative when laughter is shown to be helpful in solving conflicts.
2. What does Connie's red dress symbolize in Chapter 2: Macho?
3. 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.
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. What advice does Pepe give to Connie as they talk inside her Jaguar at the top of a cliff?
7. What proof does Connie provide to back up her claims about Macho's other lover?
8. Describe a particular gap in time mentioned within Chapter 2: Macho and discuss its purpose.
9. What is an azotea and what is its significance to the narrative of The Woman Who Had Two Navels?
10. Who is Helen?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel The Woman With Two Navels and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
Choose an object from The Woman With Two Navels, such as the wedding ring, the doll, the stone steps left in the ruins of the sprawling home in Binondo, or some other symbolic object, and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Joaquin’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Woman With Two Navels.
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