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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Macho .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paco is part Filipino and part what other nationality, according to the narrator of Chapter 1: Paco?
(a) Portuguese.
(b) Peruvian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Mexican.

2. What sort of doctor does Pepe Monson claim to be at the beginning of the chapter entitled "Paco"?
(a) A witch doctor.
(b) A foot doctor.
(c) A horse doctor.
(d) A gynecologist.

3. When Connie finds evidence that Macho may have another lover, what form does that evidence take?
(a) Phone records.
(b) Letters.
(c) Phone numbers.
(d) Emails.

4. What verb does the narrator use to describe the way Connie is sitting at a table on the balcony when Pepe approaches?
(a) Lean.
(b) Slump.
(c) Crouch.
(d) Perch.

5. What event led to the destruction of the famous house about which Pepe had always heard?
(a) Earthquake.
(b) War.
(c) Gentrification.
(d) Monsoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many children do Paco and his wife Mary have together?

3. At what age did Connie run away from home for the first time, according to Connie?

4. Pepe recalls his father's continual assertion that "The house of our" what "is waiting for us to come home" (15)?

5. Connie states in Chapter 1 that her father has always been "more of a" what to her, "somebody that gave [her] money on holidays" (91)?

(see the answer key)

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