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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. How does Rita react when she finds out that Pepe is staying at the Tovarich to speak to Connie, rather than riding with Rita to their respective homes?

2. What sort of doctor does Pepe Monson claim to be at the beginning of the chapter entitled "Paco"?

3. What is the last name of the man named Paco, with whom Connie is carrying on an extramarital affair?

4. Connie claims to have discovered that other people only had one navel when she was how many years old?

5. When Pepe shows up at Rita's place and leaves Connie outside the door, Rita thinks that he is there to take what action?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Describe a particular gap in time mentioned within Chapter 2: Macho and discuss its purpose.

3. What fairly recent event does Pepe see as the one that transformed his father's personality?

4. Name three pieces of information the reader learns about Paco when the narrator provides his perspective at the end of Chapter 1: Paco.

5. How does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within Pepe's comments to Concha within Chapter 1: Paco?

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

7. What proof does Connie provide to back up her claims about Macho's other lover?

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. What advice does Pepe give to Connie as they talk inside her Jaguar at the top of a cliff?

10. Discuss a moment in the narrative when laughter is shown to be helpful in solving conflicts.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Joaquin's choice to tell the story of The Woman With Two Navels using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Joaquin’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Joaquin's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Woman With Two Navels.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Joaquin’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Woman With Two Navels.

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