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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which character was NOT part of the family made up of the "little group of child exiles who had grown up together on the streets of Hong Kong" (79)?
2. In what country does the novel The Woman Who Had Two Navels take place?
3. For how many weeks did Connie go missing in her adolescence the time she was found working in a chop suey restaurant?
4. How old does Connie say she is when Pepe asks her age?
5. At what type of location do Paco and Pepe have a conversation near the end of Chapter 1: Paco?
Short Essay Questions
1. What advice does Pepe give to Connie as they talk inside her Jaguar at the top of a cliff?
2. What fairly recent event does Pepe see as the one that transformed his father's personality?
3. Name three pieces of information the reader learns about Paco when the narrator provides his perspective at the end of Chapter 1: Paco.
4. What major revelation does Connie make to Pepe about her husband Macho in Chapter 2: Macho?
5. 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?
6. Who is Helen?
7. Name three pieces of information Concha tells Pepe that contradict what Connie herself had told him.
8. What explanation does Connie give for her decision to race her Jaguar to the precipice of a steep cliff in Chapter 2: Macho?
9. Describe a particular gap in time mentioned within Chapter 2: Macho and discuss its purpose.
10. How does Pepe end up staying at the Tovarich with Connie while the rest of his party goes home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose an object from The Woman With Two Navels, such as the wedding ring, the doll, the stone steps left in the ruins of the sprawling home in Binondo, or some other symbolic object, and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 2
How is the theme of desire portrayed in The Woman With Two Navels? Examine Joaquin's treatment of and messages regarding desire throughout the book.
Essay Topic 3
What message does Joaquin send within the pages of The Woman With Two Navels concerning the link between deception and trust?
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