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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gabriel leave work in Chapter 6?
(a) To visit with Buzzworm.
(b) To bring food to Emi.
(c) To go to Mexico.
(d) To find Manzanar.

2. What does Gabriel check at the airport in Chapter 14?
(a) Flight times.
(b) For missing luggage.
(c) Available tickets.
(d) Prices of tickets.

3. Why does Arcangel have a difficult time in the restaurant in Chapter 21?
(a) He has to find enough money to pay his bill.
(b) He has to convince the chef to cook something for him.
(c) He finds the chairs to be uncomfortable.
(d) He is seated too close to the door and is nervous.

4. Who sees the orange roll down the street in Chapter 11?
(a) Arcangel.
(b) Dona Maria.
(c) Sol.
(d) Rafaela.

5. Where did Bobby get his passport from in order to move to the United Stated?
(a) A lawyer in Japan.
(b) A refugee camp.
(c) A church.
(d) A man on the street.

6. How does Rafaela Cortez start each morning?
(a) By sweeping the house.
(b) By doing loads of laundry.
(c) By waking up her children.
(d) By drinking a cup of coffee.

7. In Chapter 7, what does Arcangel predict?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Doom.
(c) The gender of unborn babies.
(d) The future of politics.

8. What happens when people begin to abandon their cars in Chapter 17?
(a) The police arrest them.
(b) Rioters smash the cars' windows.
(c) Homeless people take over their cars.
(d) They are shot at.

9. In Chapter 4, who does Buzzworm find food for?
(a) Traveling singers.
(b) The homeless.
(c) A child.
(d) A group of nuns.

10. What does Emi do when the woman near her tries to start an argument about cultural diversity in Chapter 20?
(a) Emi insults the woman personally.
(b) Emi walks away.
(c) Emi points out the fallacies in the woman's argument.
(d) Emi throws a drink on her.

11. In Chapter 6, what does Gabriel realize is wrong with his house in Mexico?
(a) No one from Los Angeles will want to visit.
(b) He probably can't afford it.
(c) He can't speak Spanish.
(d) It's on a flood plain.

12. Why does Rafaela go to the hotel in Chapter 10?
(a) To apply for a job.
(b) To meet with Gabriel.
(c) To have lunch.
(d) To pick up a package.

13. In Chapter 10, how does Dona Maria talk about Gabriel to Rafaela?
(a) She refuses to talk about him.
(b) As if they are good friends.
(c) Like she dislikes him.
(d) In a mother-like way.

14. What do the people in Chapter 7 think Arcangel is?
(a) A con man.
(b) A woman.
(c) A street performer.
(d) A retired banker.

15. How does Manzanar say he quit his job at the hospital?
(a) He wrote a letter to his boss.
(b) He held a public press conference stating his retirement.
(c) He just walked out and never came back.
(d) He was fired.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Manzanar Mukakami describe traffic in Chapter 5?

2. Why does Gabriel think Manzanar was not born in a World War II camp?

3. In Chapter 21, why do people recognize Archangel's costume?

4. How does Buzzworm know the man who dies of a drug overdose in Chapter 16?

5. What nationality is Bobby?

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