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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Father Tony asks for a ride to Kikay Valero's house, Pepe replies that his car is in what location?
(a) In the junkyard.
(b) The auto repair shop.
(c) St. Rita's Art Shop.
(d) The local diner.

2. What desire does Connie claim to have lost by the time the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal rolls around?
(a) The desire to have one navel.
(b) The desire to get divorced from Macho.
(c) The desire to be older.
(d) The desire to have two navels.

3. Which character is implied to have fished Connie's doll Minnie out of the pond in order to place it somewhere she would find it?
(a) Carlo.
(b) Paco.
(c) Concha.
(d) Manolo.

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. What sort of transportation is featured within the dream sequence featuring Concha and Connie?
(a) A plane.
(b) A ship.
(c) A bus.
(d) A train.

6. What is the name of the monastery where Father Tony lives and works?
(a) St. Mark's.
(b) St. Andrew's.
(c) St. Cyprian's.
(d) St. Anthony's.

7. What is the final setting of Chapter 3: La Vidal?
(a) The night market.
(b) St. Rita's Art Shop.
(c) A street in Binondo.
(d) Pepe's apartment.

8. For what length of time does Pepe wait for Connie to rap her knuckles against an object and let him know she is ready?
(a) A few minutes.
(b) A few milliseconds.
(c) A long time.
(d) A short time.

9. In what city did Concha and her first husband meet for the first time?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) New York City.
(d) Manila.

10. What feeling does Connie describe coming over her when she thinks about being "related to nothing and to no one" (200)?
(a) Peace.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Loneliness.

11. What action does Connie ask Pepe and Father Tony to take in the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?
(a) To stop following her around.
(b) To fix her a meal.
(c) To stop worrying about her.
(d) To speak to Macho on her behalf.

12. Concha accuses Connie of pursuing which character during her childhood?
(a) Father Tony.
(b) Carlo.
(c) Macho.
(d) Paco.

13. What form of physical punishment did Connie receive at the hands of her mother Concha in the first carnival flashback?
(a) A swat.
(b) A slap.
(c) A punch.
(d) A pinch.

14. Who sent Connie to live with a family member once Concha ran off with Macho?
(a) Rita.
(b) Concha.
(c) Paco.
(d) Manolo.

15. What sort of weather is occurring in the dream sequence featuring Connie and Concha?
(a) Fog.
(b) Rain.
(c) Snow.
(d) Sunshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Connie do at the end of Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon that appears to prove fatal?

2. Whose perspective does the narrator provide when Chapter 3: La Vidal opens?

3. Pepe directs Connie to his bedroom at the end of Chapter 3: La Vidal when she asks where she can take what action?

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

5. The evening after Connie threw her doll Minnie and her bracelet into the pond, where did her doll reappear?

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