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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What verb does Concha use within her dream sequence to describe her method of raising Connie?
(a) Creating.
(b) Erasing.
(c) Grieving.
(d) Pretending.

2. Which way does Connie turn the wheel when she heads up the mountain road after reaching the monastery?
(a) Hard right.
(b) Soft right.
(c) Soft left.
(d) Hard left.

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?
(a) A few minutes.
(b) A few milliseconds.
(c) A long time.
(d) A short time.

4. 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 following her around.
(d) To stop worrying about her.

5. In what location do Pepe, Rita, and Father Tony find Concha talking to Helen in Chapter 3: La Vidal?
(a) At St. Rita's Art Shop.
(b) At the cafe.
(c) At the auto repair shop.
(d) At the local bookstore.

6. 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 headboard.
(c) The window.
(d) The bookcase.

7. What sort of transportation is featured within the dream sequence featuring Concha and Connie?
(a) A ship.
(b) A plane.
(c) A train.
(d) A bus.

8. What form of physical punishment did Connie receive at the hands of her mother Concha in the first carnival flashback?
(a) A pinch.
(b) A swat.
(c) A punch.
(d) A slap.

9. What is Connie's father's name?
(a) Macho.
(b) Carlo.
(c) Manolo.
(d) Paco.

10. Father Tony says that he regrets taking what action during his last encounter with Connie?
(a) Slapping her.
(b) Refusing to hear her confession.
(c) Speaking sternly to her.
(d) Running away from her.

11. Which character nosily asks Helen the exact date of her wedding when Helen announces her recent engagement?
(a) Connie.
(b) Mary.
(c) Concha.
(d) Rita.

12. In what decade did Concha meet her first husband for the first time?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1900s.
(c) The 1910s.
(d) The 1920s.

13. What is Connie's reaction to Macho's dream sequence question about whether she is pregnant with his child?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She screams.
(c) She cries.
(d) She runs away.

14. The evening after Connie threw her doll Minnie and her bracelet into the pond, where did her doll reappear?
(a) In the sink.
(b) In her bed.
(c) In her stew.
(d) In the tub.

15. What does Macho ask Connie to do when he appears near her as she travels away from Kowloon in a dream sequence?
(a) To run away with him.
(b) To have his child.
(c) To never speak to him again.
(d) To marry him again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives describes Concha's attitude toward Connie within their shared dream sequence?

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

3. What desire does Connie claim to have lost by the time the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal rolls around?

4. How old is Connie in the first carnival flashback presented in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

5. Rita asks Pepe in Chapter 3: La Vidal whether he had ever wanted to inhabit which position?

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