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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Two, where does the reader meet the angel?
(a) On the roof of the family home.
(b) On the portál of the government building.
(c) On the kitchen countertop.
(d) Propped up against the wall of the Five and Dime.

2. In a shop that purchased Rosalinda’s sewing, she stood next to the Explorer for the first time. What about him attracted her attention?
(a) His voice.
(b) His smile.
(c) His blonde hair.
(d) His build.

3. Rufina realizes on Friday that, if she does what, her mother's ghost has to stay put?
(a) Keep doors closed.
(b) Closes her eyes.
(c) Sings.
(d) Listens to music.

4. As the angel looks at her watch in the beginning of the story, about what does she think?
(a) What time she should meet the siblings.
(b) How late she is running.
(c) Ways that time can be constructed.
(d) She needs a new watch.

5. In this flash back in "Friday," Chapter Eight, it is a Saturday in the summer and the children follow their mother as she tries to sell what?
(a) Her pottery.
(b) Her trinkets.
(c) Her paintings.
(d) Her sewing.

6. What does Rufina reassure Baby?
(a) Rufina will give Baby a sibling.
(b) Baby will be alive soon.
(c) Baby will go to heaven with the angel.
(d) Soon her brother will be gone and the two of them will be a family.

7. 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?
(a) They have different fathers.
(b) They have different mothers.
(c) Rufina wears sunblock, where Rafa does not.
(d) Rufina stays in the shade and Rafa works out in the sun.

8. When Rafa cannot get in Rufina’s locked door, what does he do?
(a) He bangs on it.
(b) He sleeps on the couch outside.
(c) He picks the lock.
(d) He climbs through her window.

9. What does Rosalinda hope the plates and bowls can do for her?
(a) Bring her back to the stories she has lost or her past.
(b) Annoy Rufina.
(c) Announce her presence to all that are in the home.
(d) Let Rafa know she is there.

10. How old are Rufina and Rafa?
(a) 28 and 30.
(b) 29 and 30.
(c) 18 and 20.
(d) 19 and 20.

11. Who is located on the portál of the government building?
(a) Officer Armijo.
(b) Rufina and Rafa.
(c) The Original Enduring Ones.
(d) The angel.

12. Where does Rafa hide to mourn his mother?
(a) Under the mulberry tree.
(b) In his room.
(c) In his mother’s tomb.
(d) Under her bed.

13. What is the angel doing as she leans against a tree outside in "Friday," Chapter Nine?
(a) She is hiccuping.
(b) She is crying.
(c) She is listening to the children.
(d) Listens and feels the pulse of the land.

14. What is Rosalinda's nightly routine?
(a) Crying under the mulberry tree.
(b) Curling up with Rafa.
(c) Haunting the town.
(d) Emptying the cupboards.

15. In this town, what could Rosalinda pretend?
(a) She fit in.
(b) She was from here.
(c) She was safe.
(d) She had friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rafa noticing about the wife on Friday?

2. Who is this story about?

3. What is a sign that the angel is coming?

4. In "Friday," Chapter Four, Officer Armijo watches the performance of the siblings, particularly Rufina. What does he think as he watches her?

5. How much do the siblings find in the wallet that Rafa had stolen?

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