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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. How old was Macho when his father bought him a concubine?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.
2. At what age did Connie run away from home for the first time, according to the Senora de Vidal?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 15.
3. 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?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.
4. Which member of Pepe's family "has been quietly going to pieces" (26) since taking a trip to Manila?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His uncle.
5. Which character was NOT part of the family made up of the "little group of child exiles who had grown up together on the streets of Hong Kong" (79)?
(a) Macho.
(b) Paco.
(c) Tony. ALSO Mary (and Rita ran it)
(d) Pepe.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many children do Paco and his wife Mary have together?
2. Pepe recalls his father's continual assertion that "The house of our" what "is waiting for us to come home" (15)?
3. 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)?
4. With whom did Paco have an affair before having an affair with Connie?
5. What is the name of the woman who claims to have two navels at the start of the chapter entitled "Paco"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Name three pieces of information the reader learns about Paco when the narrator provides his perspective at the end of Chapter 1: Paco.
2. How does Pepe end up staying at the Tovarich with Connie while the rest of his party goes home?
3. What explanation does Connie give for her decision to race her Jaguar to the precipice of a steep cliff in Chapter 2: Macho?
4. Name three pieces of information Concha tells Pepe that contradict what Connie herself had told him.
5. What proof does Connie provide to back up her claims about Macho's other lover?
6. Discuss a moment in the narrative when laughter is shown to be helpful in solving conflicts.
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. When Concha refrains from answering the telephone in Chapter 2: Macho, which character is calling her and why?
9. Describe the setting and impetus of Pepe's second-ever encounter with Connie.
10. What is an azotea and what is its significance to the narrative of The Woman Who Had Two Navels?
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