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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 is the very last action to occur within Chapter 3: La Vida?
(a) Pepe walks toward his bedroom door.
(b) Pepe sees Connie's solitary navel.
(c) Pepe sees Connie's second navel.
(d) Concha kisses Macho in front of Connie.

2. What is Connie's father's name?
(a) Carlo.
(b) Manolo.
(c) Macho.
(d) Paco.

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

4. The evening after Connie threw her doll Minnie and her bracelet into the pond, where did her doll reappear?
(a) In the sink.
(b) In her stew.
(c) In her bed.
(d) In the tub.

5. How old is Connie in the second carnival flashback within Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character nosily asks Helen the exact date of her wedding when Helen announces her recent engagement?

2. In what make of car does Connie speed toward the monastery in the opening of Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

3. Pepe tells Connie that it is "very, very wrong to give up one's" (201) what?

4. In what location do Pepe, Rita, and Father Tony find Concha talking to Helen in Chapter 3: La Vidal?

5. What kind of transportation is Connie using when she leaves Kowloon within a dream sequence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the cliffhanger Joaquin includes at the end of Chapter 3: La Vidal.

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

3. In what way is the theme of family bonds included within the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

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

5. What event is being celebrated in Hong Kong upon the opening of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

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

7. What kind of person is Concha ultimately shown to be within Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

8. What does the liquor bottle represent in the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

9. Who warned Father Tony that Connie would be visiting him and why?

10. What is the implication about Concha's involvement in Minnie's reappearance after Connie threw Minnie into the pond?

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