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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. The woman named Concha is the mother of which character?
(a) Connie.
(b) Macho.
(c) Paco.
(d) Pepe.

2. How many children do Paco and his wife Mary have together?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. Connie tells Pepe that how many months have transpired since she found evidence that Pepe and her mother, Senora de Vidal, are lovers?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. In Connie's story about her childhood, she states that she dreamt of what kind of fish eating her doll the night the doll was lost to her forever?
(a) A goldfish.
(b) A betta fish.
(c) A koi fish.
(d) A catfish.

5. The reader discovers that Connie's true age is different from the age she told Pepe. What is her true age?
(a) 38.
(b) 26.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Paco when his father died, causing Paco to hardly remember the appearance of his father's face?

2. As Connie and Pepe are "racing up a peak in an open car," Pepe yells "Stop it!" (90) a total of how many times before she stops?

3. The waiter at the Tovarich tells Pepe that which character is waiting to speak with him on the balcony?

4. How old is the man married to Connie, according to Connie's mother?

5. Pepe's family used to own a famous house in Binondo, one of the oldest parts of which city?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Concha refrains from answering the telephone in Chapter 2: Macho, which character is calling her and why?

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Helen?

9. Discuss a moment in the narrative when laughter is shown to be helpful in solving conflicts.

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

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