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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 warm meal.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Rape.
(d) A trunk.
2. How did the Explorer dress and pose the whole family?
(a) As Mexicans.
(b) As Native Americans.
(c) In white face and black face.
(d) As a different culture from around the world.
3. What did the Explorer catch himself doing regarding Rufina?
(a) Winking at her.
(b) Forgetting about her.
(c) Ignoring her.
(d) Abusing her.
4. 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.
5. In "Saturday," Chapter Four, the husband and wife tourists have returned. What has the wife done, since her husband could not find his wallet?
(a) She has decided to divorce her husband.
(b) She has prayed for her husband.
(c) She has added this mishap to the long list she already has for her disappointing husband.
(d) She has asked forgotten about the incident.
6. Was the Explorer ever officially invited into the family’s home?
(a) Yes, but a year later.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, but only to stay temporarily.
(d) Yes, right away.
7. To calm down her anxiety on Saturday morning, what does Rufina do?
(a) Calls her therapist.
(b) Meditates.
(c) Practices yoga.
(d) Focus on happy childhood memories when the Explorer was a part of their family.
8. The angel tells Rufina that what is coming straight for her, and she needs to be ready?
(a) Her brother.
(b) A train.
(c) A new life.
(d) The future.
9. How old was Rosalinda when she arrived in this town?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 17.
(d) 7.
10. In "Saturday," Chapter Five, why does Rufina berate the angel?
(a) For taking Baby again and for never answering her prayers.
(b) For pretending to be a woman.
(c) For coming and going through her life.
(d) Speaking ill of the dead.
11. Rafa watches the shadows everyone casts and tries to do what?
(a) Remember the different meanings.
(b) Catch them.
(c) Paint them.
(d) Stand in them.
12. Why does Officer Armijo refuse to blow his nose?
(a) It would be a sign of weakness.
(b) He does not have a tissue.
(c) He is embarrassed.
(d) He does not want to disturb anyone.
13. On "Saturday," Chapter One, what is one thing that does NOT bother Rufina?
(a) Her mother is dead but will not leave.
(b) The angel refuses to help her.
(c) There are not enough tourists in the plaza.
(d) Her plan for saving her brother may not work.
14. Why did a young teen beat up Rafa?
(a) He was intoxicated.
(b) He made a comment that set the kid off.
(c) He mistook Rafa for someone else.
(d) He hates Rafa.
15. 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 foreign clerks selling goods from China.
(c) The dishwashers and their cracked hands.
(d) The Original Enduring Ones selling their wares on blankets.
Short Answer Questions
1. What food does Officer Armijo buy the Kid Thief?
2. What names did the Explorer give the family members?
3. Why does the young thief shy away and act afraid of Rafa?
4. What is a sign that the angel is upset and on the verge of tears when talking with Rufina on Saturday?
5. On Saturday, when the couple from the day before offers to give the siblings more money, what does Officer Armijo say?
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