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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sunday, Chapter One - Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the reader learn that Rosalinda forced Rafa to do after she got an abortion?
(a) Throw out the Explorer.
(b) To scrub between her legs.
(c) Tell Rufina what happened.
(d) Go to boarding school.

2. On what did Rufina and Rafa place bets after the Explorer moved in?
(a) How long the Explorer will stay and how significant he will be in their lives.
(b) How much better the food will be.
(c) Whether or not they will be kicked out of their home.
(d) Who will be the better performer.

3. Officer Armijo thinks back to high school and how he longed for Rufina. How did Rufina view him?
(a) As just a friend.
(b) As her enemy.
(c) As her best friend.
(d) As a nuisance.

4. Who is this story about?
(a) The Explorer.
(b) Rosalinda.
(c) The angel.
(d) Siblings Rufina and Rafa.

5. In "Saturday," Chapter Two, the siblings are performing in the town square, and Rafa makes what comparison?
(a) His sister to a wild animal.
(b) The tourists to easy prey.
(c) The hole in the guitar to the gaping hole he feels in himself.
(d) The angel to his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rufina tries to begin her song about Baby on Saturday, she cannot. Why?

2. To calm down her anxiety on Saturday morning, what does Rufina do?

3. In "Friday," Chapter Three, Rafa sends his attention in the direction of the wife, and, noticing, what does she do?

4. Where does Rafa consider squirting hot sauce?

5. As Rufina sings her siren song on Friday, the narrator describes her voluptuous breasts and light skin and Rafa’s darker complexion. Why do they look so different?

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