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

2. 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?
(a) That she will see a psychiatrist the following day.
(b) That she will see a massage therapist the following day.
(c) That she will see a friar the following day.
(d) That she will see an attorney the following day.

3. When the narrator rejoins Connie and Pepe in Chapter 1 some time after their departure from the Tovarich, in what color car are they "racing up the peak" (90)?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Aubergine.
(d) Black.

4. The narrator rejoins Pepe and Connie how many hours after leaving them at the Tovarich together?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 1.

5. What is the name of the woman who claims to have two navels at the start of the chapter entitled "Paco"?
(a) Connie.
(b) Angela.
(c) Mara.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Pepe's wife?

2. The reader discovers that Connie's true age is different from the age she told Pepe. What is her true age?

3. With what material is the bundle of evidence bound that Connie considers proof of Macho's dalliance with her mother, Senora de Vidal?

4. What is the name of the shop co-owned by Rita and her business partner Helen?

5. At what age did Connie run away from home for the first time, according to the Senora de Vidal?

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 does Rita find in her apartment the morning after Connie has spent the night?

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

4. What advice does Pepe give to Connie as they talk inside her Jaguar at the top of a cliff?

5. 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.

6. What proof does Connie provide to back up her claims about Macho's other lover?

7. When Concha refrains from answering the telephone in Chapter 2: Macho, which character is calling her and why?

8. Describe a particular gap in time mentioned within Chapter 2: Macho and discuss its purpose.

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

10. What does Connie's red dress symbolize in Chapter 2: Macho?

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