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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book is delivered to Lydia in Chapter 5?
(a) Love in the Time of Cholera.
(b) You Punk.
(c) Heart, You Bully.
(d) The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty.

2. How many books a day does Luca read in Chapter 9?
(a) 4.
(b) 2 to 3.
(c) 3.
(d) 1 or 2.

3. What Mexican state was Luca born in?
(a) Guerrero.
(b) Veracruz.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Jalisco.

4. As the buses from Carlos and Meredith's church near the roadblock near Axaxacualco, what type of weapons do the young men have who man the roadblock?
(a) AK-47s.
(b) M16s.
(c) AR15s.
(d) M14s.

5. How many bodies are in the backyard in Chapter 2?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 13.

6. How many hours' walk are Luca and Lydia when they see two teenage sisters?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) A couple hours.
(d) About an hour.

7. In Chapter 1, where is Luca standing when a bullet comes in through the open window?
(a) Kitchen sink.
(b) Bed.
(c) Toilet.
(d) Dresser.

8. What tattoo does Luca see on a man's leg in Chapter 12?
(a) Machete with three drops of blood on the blade.
(b) Skull and crossbones.
(c) Sickle with three drops of blood on the blade.
(d) Pistols with a crossed sword.

9. At the airport in Mexico City in Chapter 10, how long has it been since Luca has spoken?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 1 day.

10. How many books did Javier Crespo Fuentes buy the second time he came to Lydia's shop?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

11. What prize might Luca have won for a geography bee that he was studying for?
(a) $7,500.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $10,000.

12. What type of nightlight did Luca have at home in his bedroom?
(a) Noah's ark.
(b) Blue globe.
(c) White globe.
(d) Soccer ball.

13. What is the name of Javier's daughter?
(a) Maria.
(b) Veronica.
(c) Marta.
(d) Abril.

14. How long before Lydia met Javier, did Sebastian write an article under the headline "Acapulco Falls" (121)?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 1 1/2 years.
(d) 30 months.

15. In Chapter 3, on what floor of the Hotel Duquesa Imperial do Lydia and Luca stay?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Luca's father do for a living?

2. In Mexico City, where do migrants gather for the freight trains?

3. In Chapter 10, how far have Lydia and Luca traveled?

4. When Lydia first met Javier Crespo Fuentes, how many of her favorite books did he choose to buy?

5. How many months apart are Luca and Adrian?

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