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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Saturday, Chapter One – Chapter Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As dusk settles on Friday, where are Rafa and Rufina headed?
(a) Into the woods for a hike.
(b) To the plaza.
(c) Into the country, back to their home.
(d) To the Grandmothers to All compound.

3. On "Saturday," Chapter One, what is one thing that does NOT bother Rufina?
(a) The angel refuses to help her.
(b) Her mother is dead but will not leave.
(c) There are not enough tourists in the plaza.
(d) Her plan for saving her brother may not work.

4. Rafa watches the shadows everyone casts and tries to do what?
(a) Paint them.
(b) Stand in them.
(c) Catch them.
(d) Remember the different meanings.

5. On "Saturday," Chapter One, how does Rufina wake?
(a) Bored.
(b) Content.
(c) In a sweat.
(d) Excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the narrator describes the day workers, of what does he or she take note?

2. In the "Friday" section flashback, what does Rufina take that she has found stashed away by her brother?

3. The narrator describes the townspeople, as Rufina and Rafa perform in "Saturday," Chapter Two. Who does he NOT describe?

4. In "Saturday," Chapter Four, the husband and wife tourists have returned. What has the wife done, since her husband could not find his wallet?

5. Rafa remembers back to a time when he was old enough to know better but, as his mother was absorbed by her ink drawings, he pretended to be a powerful beast and did what?

(see the answer key)

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