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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. During Connie and Pepe's conversation on the cliff in Chapter 1: Paco, Pepe suggests that Connie go to what location for help with any problems she may have?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A church.
(c) A convent.
(d) A community center.

2. Pepe tells Connie that which character could help her if she takes his advice to get help at a particular location?
(a) Mary.
(b) Paco.
(c) Senora de Vidal.
(d) Tony.

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

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

5. The narrator rejoins Pepe and Connie how many hours after leaving them at the Tovarich together?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two items did Connie throw into the pond as a young girl before lying to her family about being robbed?

2. 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?

3. What adjective does Pepe use to describe Connie's eyes when she tells him her age?

4. How old was Macho when his father bought him a concubine?

5. What kind of musical number is the band playing when Pepe watches Connie dance at the Tovarich?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting and impetus of Pepe's second-ever encounter with Connie.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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