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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. In what decade did Concha meet her first husband for the first time?
2. Which of the four elements is used as a metaphor for the burial of the mother-daughter relationship between Connie and Concha?
3. Concha tells Connie within their shared dream sequence in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon that she is "throwing herself on" (238) which character?
4. Concha accuses Connie of pursuing which character during her childhood?
5. The reader is reminded in Chapter 3: La Vidal that Father Tony lives in what type of facility?
Short Essay Questions
1. What fault does Father Tony find with Connie's newfound source of peace that stems from knowing she is "absolutely alone" (200)?
2. What is the implication about Concha's involvement in Minnie's reappearance after Connie threw Minnie into the pond?
3. What revelation does Concha make to Connie about motherhood in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?
4. How does Joaquin employ foreshadowing that points to the outcome of Father Tony and Connie's first-ever conversation?
5. Who warned Father Tony that Connie would be visiting him and why?
6. Describe the cliffhanger Joaquin includes at the end of Chapter 3: La Vidal.
7. Why was 11-year-old Connie unable to make eye contact with her mother Concha upon her return home from a trip overseas?
8. For what reason does Connie travel to the Kowloon train station in Chapter 4: The Chinese Moon?
9. What promise does Father Tony exact from Connie before he leaves to conduct business at St. Andrews?
10. In what way is the theme of family bonds included within the final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?
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
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
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?
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