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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) Slump.
(c) Perch.
(d) Lean.

2. Connie says that when which character told her that Macho wanted to marry her, she had been "so relieved, so grateful" (95)?
(a) Mary.
(b) Senora de Vidal.
(c) Macho.
(d) Paco.

3. How old was Macho when his father bought him a concubine?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

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

5. 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)?
(a) Macho.
(b) Paco.
(c) Rita.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling does Connie describe coming over her when she thinks about being "related to nothing and to no one" (200)?

2. What beverage does Pepe consume while he waits for Connie to signal her readiness for him to enter the bedroom?

3. For what length of time does Pepe wait for Connie to rap her knuckles against an object and let him know she is ready?

4. Which member of Pepe's family "has been quietly going to pieces" (26) since taking a trip to Manila?

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

(see the answer key)

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