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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. Which way does Connie turn the wheel when she heads up the mountain road after reaching the monastery?
(a) Hard right.
(b) Soft right.
(c) Hard left.
(d) Soft left.

2. What did Concha's first husband do for a living when she first met him?
(a) He was a veterinarian.
(b) He was a doctor.
(c) He was a poet.
(d) He was an accountant.

3. In what position was Connie during her delusion about Biliken?
(a) Kneeling.
(b) Standing.
(c) Lying down.
(d) Sitting.

4. What kind of transportation is Connie using when she leaves Kowloon within a dream sequence?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A boat.
(c) A car.
(d) A train.

5. What does Macho ask Connie to do when he appears near her as she travels away from Kowloon in a dream sequence?
(a) To marry him again.
(b) To run away with him.
(c) To have his child.
(d) To never speak to him again.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What location is portrayed within the opening of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

3. What beverage does Pepe consume while he waits for Connie to signal her readiness for him to enter the bedroom?

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

5. In what month of the year did Concha meet her first husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. From whose point of view is the beginning of Chapter 3: La Vidal narrated?

4. How does Joaquin employ foreshadowing that points to the outcome of Father Tony and Connie's first-ever conversation?

5. How old was Connie's mother Concha when she met the man who would become her first husband and in what era did this event occur?

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

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

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

9. What surprise does Connie receive once she has departed from the Kowloon train station?

10. What kind of person is Concha ultimately shown to be within Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

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