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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 sort of transportation is featured within the dream sequence that includes Connie and Father Tony?
(a) A boat.
(b) A ship.
(c) A car.
(d) A plane.

2. What form of physical punishment did Connie receive at the hands of her mother Concha in the first carnival flashback?
(a) A slap.
(b) A punch.
(c) A swat.
(d) A pinch.

3. Whose perspective does the narrator provide when Chapter 3: La Vidal opens?
(a) Pepe's.
(b) Father Tony's.
(c) Rita's.
(d) Paco's.

4. When Chapter 3: Vidal opens, Hong Kong is preparing for a dual celebration involving a particular holiday and what lunar event?
(a) An eclipse.
(b) A full moon.
(c) A quarter moon.
(d) A new moon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Connie when her family brought Biliken home to the orchard in their back garden?

2. Pepe and Father Tony urge Connie to talk to which character in the lengthy final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

3. Who sent Connie to live with a family member once Concha ran off with Macho?

4. For what transgression did Connie get physically punished in the first carnival flashback of the chapter?

5. Kikay Valero is known throughout what location for having a vast pool of acquaintances in the region?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the implication about Concha's involvement in Minnie's reappearance after Connie threw Minnie into the pond?

2. 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?

3. What does the ship symbolize within Connie's delusion about a ship?

4. How does the theme of guilt appear within Chapter 3: La Vidal and with which character is the theme's depiction involved?

5. What does the liquor bottle represent in the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

6. Why was 11-year-old Connie unable to make eye contact with her mother Concha upon her return home from a trip overseas?

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

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

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

10. What fault does Father Tony find with Connie's newfound source of peace that stems from knowing she is "absolutely alone" (200)?

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