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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 feeling does Connie describe coming over her when she thinks about being "related to nothing and to no one" (200)?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Peace.
(d) Anxiety.

2. To which symbolic object does Pepe refer when he illustrates to Connie the illusory nature of the peace she describes?
(a) The doll.
(b) The stone staircase.
(c) The cliff.
(d) The Jaguar.

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

4. The reader is reminded in Chapter 3: La Vidal that Father Tony lives in what type of facility?
(a) A university dormitory.
(b) A prison.
(c) A mental health facility.
(d) A monastery.

5. Father Tony says that he regrets taking what action during his last encounter with Connie?
(a) Running away from her.
(b) Speaking sternly to her.
(c) Slapping her.
(d) Refusing to hear her confession.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pepe directs Connie to his bedroom at the end of Chapter 3: La Vidal when she asks where she can take what action?

2. Which of the following adjectives describes Concha's attitude toward Connie within their shared dream sequence?

3. What did Concha's first husband do for a living when she first met him?

4. What kind of transportation is Connie using when she leaves Kowloon within a dream sequence?

5. Whose perspective does the narrator provide when Chapter 3: La Vidal opens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. What event is being celebrated in Hong Kong upon the opening of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

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