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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. 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.

2. What does Rafa do to the male tourist, when no one is looking, on Friday?
(a) He pickpockets him.
(b) He tells him his fortune.
(c) He gives him money.
(d) He pushes him.

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

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

5. What did Rosalinda do the day the Explorer left?
(a) She committed suicide.
(b) She moved to a new home.
(c) She burned his apron.
(d) She ran away.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what town does this story take place?

3. In "Friday," Chapter Five, the narrator flashes back to when?

4. With Rufina and Rafa’s mother dead, what has happened to the siblings?

5. For how long has Baby been at the home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the reader know about the Explorer, based on the "Friday" section of the book?

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

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

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

6. How do Rufina and Baby behave towards one another?

7. Describe the angel.

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

9. How does the angel see Rufina in "Friday," Chapter Nine?

10. What do we know about the relationship between Officer Armijo and Rufina, based on the the "Friday" section of the book?

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