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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the very last action to occur within Chapter 3: La Vida?
(a) Concha kisses Macho in front of Connie.
(b) Pepe walks toward his bedroom door.
(c) Pepe sees Connie's solitary navel.
(d) Pepe sees Connie's second navel.

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

4. Which character is implied to have fished Connie's doll Minnie out of the pond in order to place it somewhere she would find it?
(a) Manolo.
(b) Concha.
(c) Paco.
(d) Carlo.

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

6. To whom has Concha NOT apologized on her daughter Connie's behalf by the end of Chapter 3: La Vidal?
(a) Pepe.
(b) Rita.
(c) Macho.
(d) Father Tony.

7. What feeling does Connie describe coming over her when she thinks about being "related to nothing and to no one" (200)?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Peace.

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 slap.
(d) A punch.

9. What desire does Connie claim to have lost by the time the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal rolls around?
(a) The desire to have two navels.
(b) The desire to be older.
(c) The desire to get divorced from Macho.
(d) The desire to have one navel.

10. To what type of drug does Pepe compare Connie's false sense of peace associated with her delusion of having two navels?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Opium.
(d) Amphetamine.

11. How old is Connie in the second carnival flashback within Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Connie ask Pepe and Father Tony to take in the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

2. When Chapter 3: Vidal opens, Hong Kong is preparing for a dual celebration involving a particular holiday and what lunar event?

3. What is the final setting of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

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

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

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