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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 21, what costume does Arcangel wear?
(a) A woman's dress.
(b) A wrestler's costume.
(c) A waiter's costume.
(d) A warrior's costume.

4. Why does Gabriel become angry with Emi in Chapter 3?
(a) Because she has another boyfriend.
(b) Because she leaves early.
(c) Because she disagrees with his politics.
(d) Because she teases him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gabriel write for a living?

2. In Chapter 21, where does Arcangel go after eating at the restaurant?

3. Why is the television on as Emi and Gabriel eat in Chapter 20?

4. In Chapter 2, what does a man try to steal from Bobby?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Buzzworm say the first step is to improving neighborhoods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arcangel do when he sees a broken down truck holding up traffic in Chapter 11?

2. What does Gabriel say he will do if he wins the Pulitzer Prize?

3. In Chapter 1, how is Rafaela's life in Mexico described?

4. Why does Rafaela steal from Dona Maria in Chapter 18?

5. Why is Gabriel finally able to interview Manzanar?

6. How does Gabriel feel while going out to eat with Emi in Chapter 20?

7. Why does Rafaela leave Bobby?

8. What does Bobby think about his disagreements with Rafaela before she left for Mexico?

9. In Chapter 5, how is Manzanar Mukakami introduced?

10. How does the accident in Chapter 8 affect the characters of this novel?

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