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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman named Concha is the mother of which character?
(a) Macho.
(b) Connie.
(c) Paco.
(d) Pepe.

2. What is the last name of the man named Paco, with whom Connie is carrying on an extramarital affair?
(a) Taqueria.
(b) Castanato.
(c) Texiera.
(d) Lexiero.

3. At what age did Connie run away from home for the first time, according to Connie?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 17.

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

5. Connie states that her father is "one of the sacred elders in the government" and her mother is "a famous" (5) what?
(a) Poet.
(b) Ballerina.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Chef.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character was NOT part of the family made up of the "little group of child exiles who had grown up together on the streets of Hong Kong" (79)?

3. What is the name of the woman who claims to have two navels at the start of the chapter entitled "Paco"?

4. What kind of establishment is the Tovarich, where Mary, Rita, Paco, and Pepe go together in Chapter 2: Macho?

5. In what country does the novel The Woman Who Had Two Navels take place?

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