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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character ultimately gives Father Tony a ride to Kikay Valero's house in Chapter 3: La Vidal?
(a) Concha.
(b) Pepe.
(c) Macho.
(d) Paco.

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

3. How does Pepe respond to Rita's question about whether he had ever wanted to work in a certain field?
(a) He sighs and leaves the room.
(b) He says no.
(c) He remains silent.
(d) He says yes.

4. Pepe tells Connie to rap her knuckles against what object when she is ready for him to enter the room and examine her?
(a) The door.
(b) The bookcase.
(c) The headboard.
(d) The window.

5. What action does Connie ask Pepe and Father Tony to take in the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?
(a) To fix her a meal.
(b) To speak to Macho on her behalf.
(c) To stop worrying about her.
(d) To stop following her around.

6. During the dream seqence between Connie and Father Tony, Father Tony tells Connie to renounce what?
(a) Lust.
(b) Greed.
(c) Evil.
(d) Selfishness.

7. In the first carnival flashback of the chapter, Connie's father tells her that there would be no what without the god called Biliken?
(a) Love.
(b) Life.
(c) Time.
(d) Carnival.

8. How old was Connie when first Macho, and then Concha, moved overseas?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

9. How old was Concha when she met her first husband?
(a) 15.
(b) 21.
(c) 24.
(d) 13.

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

11. What preposition does Connie use in relation to sensing "the darkness" and how it will soon be "exploding into flames" (273)?
(a) Out.
(b) Up.
(c) Down.
(d) Under.

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

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

14. Concha accuses Connie in a dream sequence of always trying to take what action in response to "any joy [she] may have had" (238)?
(a) Outdoing it.
(b) Stealing it.
(c) Defiling it.
(d) Removing it.

15. What is the final setting of Chapter 3: La Vidal?
(a) Pepe's apartment.
(b) A street in Binondo.
(c) St. Rita's Art Shop.
(d) The night market.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ends up being nominated to examine Connie's body for the presence of a second navel?

2. How many times does Connie shout the word "No" (221) the first time she turns the car away from the monastery in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

3. When Father Tony asks for a ride to Kikay Valero's house, Pepe replies that his car is in what location?

4. What sort of transportation is featured within the dream sequence featuring Concha and Connie?

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

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