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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. For how many years did Concha stay away from her family in favor of being with Macho?

2. What beverage does Pepe consume while he waits for Connie to signal her readiness for him to enter the bedroom?

3. When Father Tony asks for a ride to Kikay Valero's house, Pepe replies that his car is in what location?

4. What is Connie's father's name?

5. To what type of drug does Pepe compare Connie's false sense of peace associated with her delusion of having two navels?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the implication about Concha's involvement in Minnie's reappearance after Connie threw Minnie into the pond?

2. Why was 11-year-old Connie unable to make eye contact with her mother Concha upon her return home from a trip overseas?

3. For what transgression did Concha slap Connie when she was a child, as revealed in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

4. In what way does an element of Chapter 1: Paco connect to an element of Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

5. 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?

6. For what reason does Connie travel to the Kowloon train station in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?

7. How does Joaquin employ foreshadowing that points to the outcome of Father Tony and Connie's first-ever conversation?

8. Describe the cliffhanger Joaquin includes at the end of Chapter 3: La Vidal.

9. How does the theme of guilt appear within Chapter 3: La Vidal and with which character is the theme's depiction involved?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within The Woman With Two Navels and what is Joaquin’s message regarding these themes?

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