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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was not included in Rosalinda’s escape to this town?
(a) A trunk.
(b) Rape.
(c) Darkness.
(d) A warm meal.
2. On Saturday, when the couple from the day before offers to give the siblings more money, what does Officer Armijo say?
(a) They cannot accept it.
(b) They would gladly accept it.
(c) They can buy the duo dinner.
(d) They can donate it to charity.
3. The narrator describes the townspeople, as Rufina and Rafa perform in "Saturday," Chapter Two. Who does he NOT describe?
(a) The government officials on their way to work.
(b) The dishwashers and their cracked hands.
(c) The Original Enduring Ones selling their wares on blankets.
(d) The foreign clerks selling goods from China.
4. 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) Whether or not they will be kicked out of their home.
(c) Who will be the better performer.
(d) How much better the food will be.
5. Why does Rafa suddenly begin shouting from the back seat of the squad car?
(a) He is in pain.
(b) He sees the kid who had stolen their money and his hat.
(c) He is feeling claustrophobic and wants out.
(d) He sees a spider.
6. How old was Rosalinda when she arrived in this town?
(a) 7.
(b) 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.
7. On Saturday, Officer Armijo has arrived in the plaza and is waiting for what?
(a) A call from the dispatcher.
(b) Action in town.
(c) His coffee break.
(d) Back up.
8. Why does Rafa decide to see how accurately he can read shadows?
(a) He wants to be like his mother.
(b) He does not want the tourists to leave.
(c) He hopes the angel might be impressed.
(d) He is bored.
9. How does "Saturday," Chapter Three begin?
(a) With the angel observing the goings on in the town square, focusing in on Rafa and Rufina.
(b) With Rafa reading shadows.
(c) With Officer Armijo surveying the scene.
(d) With the angel buying cigarettes.
10. Rafa is both a prophet and what else?
(a) Devil.
(b) Crack pot.
(c) Clown.
(d) Sinner.
11. 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?
(a) Smoked cigarettes.
(b) Broke into the house.
(c) Destroyed her garden.
(d) Ran away.
12. Why does the young thief shy away and act afraid of Rafa?
(a) He feels sorry for Rafa.
(b) He is not a criminal, and his behavior was out of character.
(c) Rafa is large and formidable.
(d) He is embarrassed by his behavior.
13. Who was Rosalinda's reason to keep on living, once she reached this town?
(a) The Explorer.
(b) The Grandmothers to All.
(c) Rufina.
(d) Rafa.
14. Where did the Explorer first sleep?
(a) In Rufina's bed.
(b) In Rosalinda's bed.
(c) Outside on the couch.
(d) In the livingroom.
15. What is the teen excited about being able to afford, now that he has the duo's money?
(a) Better food.
(b) A new home.
(c) A new guitar.
(d) A good tattoo.
Short Answer Questions
1. On "Saturday," Chapter One, what is one thing that does NOT bother Rufina?
2. What did the Explorer catch himself doing regarding Rufina?
3. How does Rafa feel about being beat up by a kid?
4. How did the Explorer dress and pose the whole family?
5. Who did the Explorer first begin to use for his art?
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