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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. What desire does Connie claim to have lost by the time the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal rolls around?

2. Which of the four elements is used as a metaphor for the burial of the mother-daughter relationship between Connie and Concha?

3. To whom has Concha NOT apologized on her daughter Connie's behalf by the end of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

4. What sort of transportation is featured within the dream sequence that includes Connie and Father Tony?

5. What sort of weather is occurring in the dream sequence featuring Connie and Concha?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the theme of guilt appear within Chapter 3: La Vidal and with which character is the theme's depiction involved?

6. In what way does an element of Chapter 1: Paco connect to an element of Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

7. What is Joaquin's purpose for providing a dream sequence depicting Connie's train ride out of Kowloon?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within The Woman With Two Navels and what is Joaquin’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 3

What message does Joaquin send within the pages of The Woman With Two Navels concerning the link between deception and trust?

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