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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) November.
(b) April.
(c) January.
(d) August.

2. Concha remarks in Chapter 3: La Vidal that which season must be right around the corner?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

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

4. In what city did Concha and her first husband meet for the first time?
(a) Bangkok.
(b) Manila.
(c) Dublin.
(d) New York City.

5. In what position was Connie during her delusion about Biliken?
(a) Sitting.
(b) Lying down.
(c) Kneeling.
(d) Standing.

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

7. 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 her bed.
(c) In the sink.
(d) In her stew.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

15. What did Concha's first husband do for a living when she first met him?
(a) He was an accountant.
(b) He was a poet.
(c) He was a veterinarian.
(d) He was a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character nosily asks Helen the exact date of her wedding when Helen announces her recent engagement?

2. Father Tony tells which character near the end of Chapter 3: La Vida that it is sinful to retreat from the world?

3. What is the very last action to occur within Chapter 3: La Vida?

4. Concha tells Connie within their shared dream sequence in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon that she is "throwing herself on" (238) which character?

5. Who suddenly appears in close proximity to Connie while she is traveling away from Kowloon in a dream sequence?

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