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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 color is the dress Connie wears to the Tovarich in Chapter 1: Paco?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Purple.

2. What kind of liar does Pepe call Connie when they run into one another on the balcony at the Tovarich?
(a) Masterful.
(b) Horrible.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Practiced.

3. How old was Paco when his father died, causing Paco to hardly remember the appearance of his father's face?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 21.

4. At what age did Connie run away from home for the first time, according to the Senora de Vidal?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

5. Which character has a younger brother named Tony?
(a) Paco.
(b) Pepe.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Macho.

Short Answer Questions

1. Connie announces that Pepe must take her away from what location when she finds out that Macho is nearby?

2. What sort of doctor does Pepe Monson claim to be at the beginning of the chapter entitled "Paco"?

3. What kind of brat does Pepe call Connie during their encounter at the Tovarich?

4. 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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Helen?

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

6. 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.

7. In what way is the theme of family bonds treated differently in Chapter 2: Macho than in Chapter 1: Paco and what is the significance of this complication?

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

9. What does Connie say when Pepe asks her how old she is and whether she is married or not?

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

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