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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 adjective does Pepe use to describe Connie's eyes when she tells him her age?
(a) Confident.
(b) Shiny.
(c) Cagey.
(d) Guilty.

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

3. 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 community center.
(b) A convent.
(c) A church.
(d) A hospital.

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

5. What is the first name of Connie's husband?
(a) Macho.
(b) Paco.
(c) Juan.
(d) Roberto.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Paco have an affair before having an affair with Connie?

2. How old does Connie say she is when Pepe asks her age?

3. Connie says that when which character told her that Macho wanted to marry her, she had been "so relieved, so grateful" (95)?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the motif of sound appear within Pepe's recollections of his father's stories about Binondo?

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

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

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

5. Name three pieces of information the reader learns about Paco when the narrator provides his perspective at the end of Chapter 1: Paco.

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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.

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