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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how many weeks did Connie go missing in her adolescence the time she was found working in a chop suey restaurant?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. What color is the dress Connie wears to the Tovarich in Chapter 1: Paco?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

4. What is the name of Pepe's wife?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Rita.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Mary.

5. With whom did Paco have an affair before having an affair with Connie?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Mary.
(c) Jacqueline.
(d) Concha.

6. Rita tells Helen at the start of Chapter 2: Macho that she will be dining out with Pepe and which two other characters?
(a) Connie and Macho.
(b) Mary and Paco.
(c) Connie and the Senora de Vidal.
(d) Paco and Connie.

7. How old is the man married to Connie, according to Connie's mother?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 50.

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

9. 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) Paco.
(b) Rita.
(c) Mary.
(d) Macho.

10. In Connie's story about her childhood, she states that she dreamt of what kind of fish eating her doll the night the doll was lost to her forever?
(a) A catfish.
(b) A koi fish.
(c) A goldfish.
(d) A betta fish.

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

12. What kind of establishment is the Tovarich, where Mary, Rita, Paco, and Pepe go together in Chapter 2: Macho?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A cockfighting venue.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) A nightclub.

13. What adjective does Pepe use to describe Connie's eyes when she tells him her age?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Confident.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Cagey.

14. Which member of Pepe's family "has been quietly going to pieces" (26) since taking a trip to Manila?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

15. What kind of musical number is the band playing when Pepe watches Connie dance at the Tovarich?
(a) Salsa.
(b) Waltz.
(c) Sonata.
(d) Boogie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Connie reveals in Chapter 1 that before her father was in the government, he committed which action that she considers immoral?

2. Pepe tells Connie that which character could help her if she takes his advice to get help at a particular location?

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

4. With what material is the bundle of evidence bound that Connie considers proof of Macho's dalliance with her mother, Senora de Vidal?

5. Connie tells Pepe that how many months have transpired since she found evidence that Pepe and her mother, Senora de Vidal, are lovers?

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