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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. On Saturday, what does Rufina do when she sees the angel on the bench?
(a) She calls to her.
(b) She ignores her.
(c) She stops her performance and goes to the angel.
(d) She glares at her.

2. As the narrator describes the day workers, of what does he or she take note?
(a) Their need for financial support.
(b) Their lack of training.
(c) Their laziness.
(d) Their burden of freedom.

3. Where did the Explorer first sleep?
(a) In the livingroom.
(b) In Rufina's bed.
(c) Outside on the couch.
(d) In Rosalinda's bed.

4. What is clear about the angel?
(a) She does not have wings.
(b) She is one of the local performers.
(c) She is much taller than most women.
(d) She is stunning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months apart are the siblings?

2. How old was Rosalinda when she arrived in this town?

3. What does Lucio take from under the mulberry tree?

4. Where does Rafa consider squirting hot sauce?

5. In "Saturday," Chapter Five, why does Rufina berate the angel?

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