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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 location does Connie's dream sequence involving her parents Concha and Manolo take place?

2. In the first carnival flashback of the chapter, what did Concha do when Connie began to cry as a result of her physical punishment?

3. What verb does Concha use within her dream sequence to describe her method of raising Connie?

4. Pepe and Father Tony urge Connie to talk to which character in the lengthy final scene of Chapter 3: La Vidal?

5. During the dream seqence between Connie and Father Tony, Father Tony tells Connie to renounce what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who warned Father Tony that Connie would be visiting him and why?

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

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

4. What surprise does Connie receive once she has departed from the Kowloon train station?

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

6. What fault does Father Tony find with Connie's newfound source of peace that stems from knowing she is "absolutely alone" (200)?

7. 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?

8. What major world event occurred when Connie was 11 years old, necessitating that Biliken be moved to safety?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Joaquin’s novel The Woman With Two Navels. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What message does Joaquin send within the pages of The Woman With Two Navels concerning the link between deception and trust?

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of desire portrayed in The Woman With Two Navels? Examine Joaquin's treatment of and messages regarding desire throughout the book.

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