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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: La Vidal.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During Connie and Pepe's conversation on the cliff in Chapter 1: Paco, Pepe suggests that Connie go to what location for help with any problems she may have?
(a) A convent.
(b) A community center.
(c) A church.
(d) A hospital.

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

4. In what manner does Connie ask Pepe to forgive her after he calls her names on the balcony at the Tovarich?
(a) Defeated.
(b) Angry.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Loving.

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)?
(a) An uncle.
(b) A stranger.
(c) A grandfather.
(d) A friend.

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. Whose perspective does the narrator provide when Chapter 3: La Vidal opens?

3. What did Connie used to call her doll when she was a young girl?

4. Pepe tells Connie to rap her knuckles against what object when she is ready for him to enter the room and examine her?

5. To which symbolic object does Pepe refer when he illustrates to Connie the illusory nature of the peace she describes?

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