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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the shop co-owned by Rita and her business partner Helen?
(a) Helenarita Art Shop.
(b) St. Helen's Art Shop.
(c) St. Rita's Art Shop.
(d) Grand Olde Art Shoppe.

2. Pepe's father's favorite subject to talk about when Pepe was small was what body of water nearby the famous house his family used to own?
(a) A river.
(b) A brook.
(c) A creek.
(d) A lake.

3. The reader discovers that Connie's true age is different from the age she told Pepe. What is her true age?
(a) 18.
(b) 26.
(c) 21.
(d) 38.

4. In what type of music is Paco most interested?
(a) Folk.
(b) Swing.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Tribal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What verb does the narrator use to describe the way Connie is sitting at a table on the balcony when Pepe approaches?

2. Which character is described as having been "an imperious chieftain" to "that little group of child exiles who had grown up together on the Hong Kong streets" (78)?

3. In what manner does Connie ask Pepe to forgive her after he calls her names on the balcony at the Tovarich?

4. What two items did Connie throw into the pond as a young girl before lying to her family about being robbed?

5. The waiter at the Tovarich tells Pepe that which character is waiting to speak with him on the balcony?

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