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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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 blonde hair.
(b) His smile.
(c) His voice.
(d) His build.

7. How many months apart are the siblings?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 24 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 12 months.

8. What was the relationship between the mother and the Explorer?
(a) The Explorer and mother were close friends.
(b) The Explorer and mother were husband and wife.
(c) The Explorer treated their mother as if she were his wife.
(d) The Explorer and mother were enemies.

9. What are names the Explorer gave those located on the portál of the government building?
(a) The Original Enduring Ones.
(b) Savage, injun, and chief.
(c) His competitors.
(d) His neighbors and friends.

10. Officer Armijo steps in during the commotion on the plaza on Friday and and asks for what from the duo?
(a) Their song list.
(b) Their permit money.
(c) Their permit to perform.
(d) Their instruments.

11. On Friday, where is Rosalinda found resting?
(a) Under the mulberry tree.
(b) On an old couch under the apricot tree.
(c) On her rocking chair on the roof.
(d) On her bed.

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

13. With Rufina and Rafa’s mother dead, what has happened to the siblings?
(a) They have left their hometown.
(b) They seem to have reverted back to childhood.
(c) They have grown in maternity.
(d) They have been separated.

14. How does the narrator account for the different personalities and take on life of Rufina and Rafa?
(a) They were born in different seasons.
(b) They had different schooling.
(c) They were raised differently.
(d) They have different fathers.

15. Rafa repeats his mother’s name over and over again, like what, to remind himself that he is still alive?
(a) A mantra.
(b) A broken record.
(c) He chorus of a song.
(d) Someone with a mental illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rosalinda's nightly routine?

2. What happens on Friday when the male tourist, fully entranced by Rufina, attempts to dance with her?

3. What is the angel doing as she leans against a tree outside in "Friday," Chapter Nine?

4. What is something the Grandmothers to All do NOT do?

5. How long ago did Rufina and Rafa's mother die?

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