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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. What kind of musical number is the band playing when Pepe watches Connie dance at the Tovarich?
2. Paco is part Filipino and part what other nationality, according to the narrator of Chapter 1: Paco?
3. Connie claims to have discovered that other people only had one navel when she was how many years old?
4. In what country does the novel The Woman Who Had Two Navels take place?
5. Connie tells Pepe during their first meeting that what event had occurred that very morning?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rita find in her apartment the morning after Connie has spent the night?
2. Describe the setting and impetus of Pepe's second-ever encounter with Connie.
3. What connection exists between Pepe and Concha, as revealed in Chapter 1: Paco?
4. Who is Helen?
5. Discuss an instance when Pepe's father's actions highlight particular expectations he had for his two sons Pepe and Tony when they were boys.
6. What explanation does Connie give for her decision to race her Jaguar to the precipice of a steep cliff in Chapter 2: Macho?
7. Whose narrative perspective is provided within the opening of the novel The Woman Who Had Two Navels?
8. What is an azotea and what is its significance to the narrative of The Woman Who Had Two Navels?
9. Discuss a moment in the narrative when laughter is shown to be helpful in solving conflicts.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Read a lengthy interview with Nick Joaquin. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Joaquin’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of The Woman With Two Navels.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Joaquin's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Woman With Two Navels.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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