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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month of the year did Concha meet her first husband?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) November.
(d) August.

2. Who suddenly appears in close proximity to Connie while she is traveling away from Kowloon in a dream sequence?
(a) Macho.
(b) Pepe.
(c) Concha.
(d) Paco.

3. What sort of transportation is featured within the dream sequence that includes Connie and Father Tony?
(a) A plane.
(b) A boat.
(c) A car.
(d) A ship.

4. To which symbolic object does Pepe refer when he illustrates to Connie the illusory nature of the peace she describes?
(a) The cliff.
(b) The stone staircase.
(c) The doll.
(d) The Jaguar.

5. The narrator states that the day after Connie met which character, she had a delusion about Biliken?
(a) Rita.
(b) Mary.
(c) Macho.
(d) Paco.

6. What kind of transportation is Connie using when she leaves Kowloon within a dream sequence?
(a) A train.
(b) A car.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) A boat.

7. For what transgression did Connie get physically punished in the first carnival flashback of the chapter?
(a) Throwing her doll at Biliken.
(b) Lying.
(c) Throwing her doll on the ground.
(d) Stealing.

8. For what length of time does Pepe wait for Connie to rap her knuckles against an object and let him know she is ready?
(a) A long time.
(b) A short time.
(c) A few milliseconds.
(d) A few minutes.

9. What sort of weather is occurring in the dream sequence featuring Connie and Concha?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Snow.
(c) Fog.
(d) Rain.

10. What beverage does Pepe consume while he waits for Connie to signal her readiness for him to enter the bedroom?
(a) Water.
(b) Juice.
(c) Soda.
(d) Alcohol.

11. Pepe tells Connie that it is "very, very wrong to give up one's" (201) what?
(a) Plan of attack.
(b) Scruples.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Money.

12. Father Tony tells which character near the end of Chapter 3: La Vida that it is sinful to retreat from the world?
(a) Connie.
(b) Macho.
(c) Concha.
(d) Pepe.

13. What does Connie do at the end of Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon that appears to prove fatal?
(a) She jumps from a building.
(b) She jumps out a window.
(c) She walks in front of a train.
(d) She drives off a cliff.

14. Father Tony tells Connie within his dream sequence that Connie must take what action in regard to her sins?
(a) Confess them.
(b) Inscribe them on her skin.
(c) Forget them.
(d) Absolve them.

15. Which of the four elements is used as a metaphor for the burial of the mother-daughter relationship between Connie and Concha?
(a) Water.
(b) Fire.
(c) Air.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what position was Connie during her delusion about Biliken?

2. What is Connie's father's name?

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

4. Which way does Connie turn the wheel when she heads up the mountain road after reaching the monastery?

5. Which character ultimately gives Father Tony a ride to Kikay Valero's house in Chapter 3: La Vidal?

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