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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Angel presume to be Lucy's abductor after hearing about the tattoo in Chapter 26?
(a) Catherine Case.
(b) Julio.
(c) Ratan.
(d) Ray Torres.

2. Which of the dams were the first to come down in Colorado?
(a) Blue Mesa Dam.
(b) Morrow Point Dam.
(c) Crystal Dam.
(d) Hoover Dam.

3. How many floors does the infinity pond flow down at Taiyang?
(a) Three floors.
(b) Four floors.
(c) Two floors.
(d) Five floors.

4. What physical feature is noted about Angel's appearance in the novel?
(a) A scar from his jaw and down his neck.
(b) His piercing blue eyes.
(c) A tattoo of a phoenix on his neck.
(d) A tattoo of a raven on his left arm.

5. To whose home does Lucy go to lie low in Chapter 28?
(a) Timo's.
(b) Catherine's.
(c) Charlene's.
(d) Toomie's.

6. What prison experiment does Lucy describe in Chapter 34?
(a) The San Quentin prison experiment.
(b) The Berkeley prison experiment.
(c) The Stanford prison experiment.
(d) The Attica prison experiment.

7. What is the newsline hashtag that Lucy frequently writes for?
(a) #PhoenixRising.
(b) #PhoenixDowntheTubes.
(c) #WaterCrisisSouthwest.
(d) #LifersandZoners."

8. What is the title of the book that Maria takes from Ratan's apartment in Chapter 23?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) Tomorrow's Shadow.
(c) Cadillac Desert.
(d) Alice in Wonderland.

9. What are the religious fanatics referred to in the novel?
(a) Merry Perrys.
(b) Zoners.
(c) Fivers.
(d) Calis.

10. Who was Catherine Case's water knife that was supposed to be keeping an eye on what California was doing?
(a) Bayless.
(b) Ellis.
(c) Rogers.
(d) Julio.

11. What does Angel compare the Calies to in Taiyang in Chapter 23?
(a) Rats.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Roaches.
(d) Butterflies.

12. Where does Esteban shoot Toomie in Chapter 33?
(a) In the shoulder.
(b) In the knee.
(c) In the foot.
(d) In the chest.

13. What does Lucy make out from the window of the home where she's held captive in Chapter 24?
(a) The Klamath River.
(b) The Hoover Dam.
(c) The Ohio River.
(d) The CAP canal.

14. How many fingers has Maria lost in the beginning of Chapter 35?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

15. From whom are the Pima people descended, according to Lucy in Chapter 27?
(a) The Yurok.
(b) The Winnemem Wintu.
(c) The Hohokam.
(d) The Cherokee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "sicario" translate to in English?

2. Who brings Maria food and water in Chapter 35?

3. What food is brought to Maria while she's in the cage in Chapter 35?

4. What character's perspective does Chapter 37 focus on?

5. Where have the dams been destroyed on the news reports in Chapter 23?

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