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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. What promise does Pepe exact from Connie when he agrees to take her to Rita's place and to talk to Macho on her behalf?
3. What precious stones make up the necklace Connie wears to her first meeting with Pepe?
4. Which member of the party at the Tovarich knows the bandleader Pete Alfonso?
5. Which character is described as having been "an imperious chieftain" to "that little group of child exiles who had grown up together on the Hong Kong streets" (78)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss a moment in the narrative when laughter is shown to be helpful in solving conflicts.
2. What major revelation does Connie make to Pepe about her husband Macho in Chapter 2: Macho?
3. What fairly recent event does Pepe see as the one that transformed his father's personality?
4. Who is Helen?
5. What does Connie's red dress symbolize in Chapter 2: Macho?
6. When Concha refrains from answering the telephone in Chapter 2: Macho, which character is calling her and why?
7. Describe the setting and impetus of Pepe's second-ever encounter with Connie.
8. 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.
9. What does Connie say when Pepe asks her how old she is and whether she is married or not?
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
Discuss Joaquin’s use of the motif of water within the novel The Woman With Two Navels.
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Connie throughout the novel and discuss her character's connection to a major theme within the text.
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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