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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. The evening after Connie threw her doll Minnie and her bracelet into the pond, where did her doll reappear?
2. What did Concha's first husband do for a living when she first met him?
3. What sort of transportation is featured within the dream sequence that includes Connie and Father Tony?
4. How many times does Connie shout the word "No" (221) the first time she turns the car away from the monastery in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?
5. In what location do Pepe, Rita, and Father Tony find Concha talking to Helen in Chapter 3: La Vidal?
Short Essay Questions
1. How old was Connie's mother Concha when she met the man who would become her first husband and in what era did this event occur?
2. In what way is the theme of family bonds included within the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?
3. What kind of person is Concha ultimately shown to be within Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?
4. What promise does Father Tony exact from Connie before he leaves to conduct business at St. Andrews?
5. How does the theme of guilt appear within Chapter 3: La Vidal and with which character is the theme's depiction involved?
6. What does the liquor bottle represent in the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?
7. In Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon, the narrative includes both portrayals of delusion and the use of flashbacks. What sorts of narrative landmarks does Joaquin provide to help direct the reader?
8. What is Joaquin's purpose for providing a dream sequence depicting Connie's train ride out of Kowloon?
9. Who warned Father Tony that Connie would be visiting him and why?
10. Why was 11-year-old Connie unable to make eye contact with her mother Concha upon her return home from a trip overseas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Perform a biographical criticism of The Woman With Two Navels by researching Joaquin's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Joaquin.
Essay Topic 2
In what ways does Joaquin use the motif of dreams and hallucinations in The Woman Who Had Two Navels to help achieve some of the goals he has in mind for the text?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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