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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. In what decade did Concha meet her first husband for the first time?
(a) The 1910s.
(b) The 1900s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1920s.

2. Concha accuses Connie of pursuing which character during her childhood?
(a) Carlo.
(b) Father Tony.
(c) Paco.
(d) Macho.

3. Concha tells Connie within their shared dream sequence in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon that she is "throwing herself on" (238) which character?
(a) Mary.
(b) Macho.
(c) Pepe.
(d) Paco.

4. Pepe and Father Tony urge Connie to talk to which character in the lengthy final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?
(a) Macho.
(b) Rita.
(c) Paco.
(d) Concha.

5. In what location do Pepe, Rita, and Father Tony find Concha talking to Helen in Chapter 3: La Vidal?
(a) At the auto repair shop.
(b) At St. Rita's Art Shop.
(c) At the local bookstore.
(d) At the cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Father Tony tells Connie within his dream sequence that Connie must take what action in regard to her sins?

2. In the first carnival flashback of the chapter, Connie's father tells her that there would be no what without the god called Biliken?

3. The evening after Connie threw her doll Minnie and her bracelet into the pond, where did her doll reappear?

4. In what location does Connie's dream sequence involving her parents Concha and Manolo take place?

5. Concha remarks in Chapter 3: La Vidal that which season must be right around the corner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What promise does Father Tony exact from Connie before he leaves to conduct business at St. Andrews?

2. In what way does an element of Chapter 1: Paco connect to an element of Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

3. What revelation does Concha make to Connie about motherhood in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

4. What is Joaquin's purpose for providing a dream sequence depicting Connie's train ride out of Kowloon?

5. In Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon, the narrative includes both portrayals of delusion and the use of flashbacks. What sorts of narrative landmarks does Joaquin provide to help direct the reader?

6. In what way is the theme of family bonds included within the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

7. What major world event occurred when Connie was 11 years old, necessitating that Biliken be moved to safety?

8. How does Joaquin bring the two themes of spirituality and physicality together within Chapter 3: La Vidal?

9. Describe the cliffhanger Joaquin includes at the end of Chapter 3: La Vidal.

10. For what transgression did Concha slap Connie when she was a child, as revealed in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

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