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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 is the name of Pepe's wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Marianne.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Rita.

2. Paco recalls that the only thing about the Phiippines he recalls his father telling him was about what natural feature?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Valleys.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Lakes.

3. What event led to the destruction of the famous house about which Pepe had always heard?
(a) Gentrification.
(b) Monsoon.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) War.

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 an attorney the following day.
(b) That she will see a psychiatrist 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. In what manner does Connie ask Pepe to forgive her after he calls her names on the balcony at the Tovarich?
(a) Angry.
(b) Loving.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Defeated.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pepe goes to the balcony to speak to a particular character, Rita says that she will go home if Pepe is not back within how many minutes?

2. Connie reveals in Chapter 1 that before her father was in the government, he committed which action that she considers immoral?

3. Which member of the party at the Tovarich knows the bandleader Pete Alfonso?

4. Connie claims to have discovered that other people only had one navel when she was how many years old?

5. Pepe's father's favorite subject to talk about when Pepe was small was what body of water nearby the famous house his family used to own?

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

3. Which character is the reader meant to believe when Concha's mention of Connie's age and marital status conflict with Connie's account? How do you know?

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

5. What does Connie's red dress symbolize in Chapter 2: Macho?

6. Who is Helen?

7. What fairly recent event does Pepe see as the one that transformed his father's personality?

8. Describe a particular gap in time mentioned within Chapter 2: Macho and discuss its purpose.

9. How does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within Pepe's comments to Concha within Chapter 1: Paco?

10. What advice does Pepe give to Connie as they talk inside her Jaguar at the top of a cliff?

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