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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. Pepe tells Connie that which character could help her if she takes his advice to get help at a particular location?

2. Paco is part Filipino and part what other nationality, according to the narrator of Chapter 1: Paco?

3. Connie states that her father is "one of the sacred elders in the government" and her mother is "a famous" (5) what?

4. What adjective does Pepe use to describe Connie's eyes when she tells him her age?

5. At what age did Connie run away from home for the first time, according to the Senora de Vidal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the motif of sound appear within Pepe's recollections of his father's stories about Binondo?

2. What connection exists between Pepe and Concha, as revealed in Chapter 1: Paco?

3. What does Connie's red dress symbolize in Chapter 2: Macho?

4. 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?

5. Who is Helen?

6. In what way is the theme of family bonds treated differently in Chapter 2: Macho than in Chapter 1: Paco and what is the significance of this complication?

7. What major revelation does Connie make to Pepe about her husband Macho in Chapter 2: Macho?

8. How does Pepe end up staying at the Tovarich with Connie while the rest of his party goes home?

9. What explanation does Connie give for her decision to race her Jaguar to the precipice of a steep cliff in Chapter 2: Macho?

10. What does Rita find in her apartment the morning after Connie has spent the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Joaquin send within the pages of The Woman With Two Navels concerning the link between deception and trust?

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Joaquin’s novel The Woman With Two Navels. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Joaquin's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of The Woman With Two Navels.

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