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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does Pepe use to describe Connie's eyes when she tells him her age?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Cagey.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Confident.

2. With what material is the bundle of evidence bound that Connie considers proof of Macho's dalliance with her mother, Senora de Vidal?
(a) A rubber band.
(b) A piece of twine.
(c) A silk cord.
(d) A wax seal.

3. Who tells Pepe that Connie has been married for nearly a year and that Connie had lied to him?
(a) Paco.
(b) Macho.
(c) The Senor de Vidal.
(d) The Senora de Vidal.

4. What promise does Pepe exact from Connie when he agrees to take her to Rita's place and to talk to Macho on her behalf?
(a) That she will see a psychiatrist the following day.
(b) That she will see an attorney the following day.
(c) That she will see a massage therapist the following day.
(d) That she will see a friar the following day.

5. Which character is described as having been "an imperious chieftain" to "that little group of child exiles who had grown up together on the Hong Kong streets" (78)?
(a) Rita.
(b) Paco.
(c) Macho.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of liar does Pepe call Connie when they run into one another on the balcony at the Tovarich?

2. Connie is described by Pepe as being wrapped in what color of furs?

3. What is the name of the shop co-owned by Rita and her business partner Helen?

4. What is the name of Pepe's wife?

5. With whom did Paco have an affair before having an affair with Connie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What explanation does Connie give for her decision to race her Jaguar to the precipice of a steep cliff in Chapter 2: Macho?

2. What major revelation does Connie make to Pepe about her husband Macho in Chapter 2: Macho?

3. Whose narrative perspective is provided within the opening of the novel The Woman Who Had Two Navels?

4. Name three pieces of information the reader learns about Paco when the narrator provides his perspective at the end of Chapter 1: Paco.

5. What connection exists between Pepe and Concha, as revealed in Chapter 1: Paco?

6. What proof does Connie provide to back up her claims about Macho's other lover?

7. Discuss an instance when Pepe's father's actions highlight particular expectations he had for his two sons Pepe and Tony when they were boys.

8. How does Pepe end up staying at the Tovarich with Connie while the rest of his party goes home?

9. Name three pieces of information Concha tells Pepe that contradict what Connie herself had told him.

10. What is an azotea and what is its significance to the narrative of The Woman Who Had Two Navels?

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