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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Explorer asked if Rosalinda could fix a costume that had been torn. If so, he would pay her how much?
(a) $5.
(b) Double.
(c) Triple.
(d) $10.

3. In the "Friday" section flashback, what does Rufina take that she has found stashed away by her brother?
(a) A bottle of alcohol.
(b) Illegal drugs.
(c) Their mother's pain pills.
(d) A rope.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When is the only time that Rafa is calm?

3. In a shop that purchased Rosalinda’s sewing, she stood next to the Explorer for the first time. What about him attracted her attention?

4. When the Explorer found out Rosalinda and her children had walked to town, what did he offer?

5. The narrator describes the protective and loving nature of what inanimate object?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Rufina concerned that the angel has arrived in "Friday," Chapter Seven?

2. What takes place in "Friday," Chapter Eight?

3. How does Rafa describe the nightmarish bath he experienced once with his mother?

4. How do Rufina and Rafa treat their mother, upon returning to their home in "Friday," Chapter Six?

5. Describe the angel.

6. What is Rufina's plan for saving her brother's life?

7. How are the Original Enduring Ones described?

8. What does Rafa want to do in "Friday," Chapter Nine?

9. What do the children know about their mother's ancestors?

10. How does Rafa deal with the presence of his dead mother?

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