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

2. What is the angel doing as she leans against a tree outside in "Friday," Chapter Nine?
(a) She is listening to the children.
(b) She is hiccuping.
(c) She is crying.
(d) Listens and feels the pulse of the land.

3. As Rufina sings her siren song on Friday, the narrator describes her voluptuous breasts and light skin and Rafa’s darker complexion. Why do they look so different?
(a) Rufina stays in the shade and Rafa works out in the sun.
(b) They have different fathers.
(c) Rufina wears sunblock, where Rafa does not.
(d) They have different mothers.

4. How does "Friday," Chapter One, begin?
(a) Rosalinda is running for her life.
(b) The sister, Rufina, sings a melancholy song about a lost baby.
(c) The Explorer has just arrived in the plaza.
(d) Rafa is reading the tourists’ shadows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says, if we are quiet, we do what?

2. The angel climbs through Rufina’s window and imagines Rufina how?

3. What is necessary with the presence of the dead among the living?

4. At the beginning of "Friday," Chapter Nine, Rafa, missing his mother, wants to do what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When does the narrator say the angel will return, in "Friday," Chapter Ten? Why?

3. Describe the arrival of the angel in "Friday," Chapter Seven.

4. What is the difference between the relationships Rosalinda has with her two children?

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

6. What does "Friday," Chapter Ten continue to reveal about Rufina and her desires?

7. Describe the angel.

8. How are the Original Enduring Ones described?

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

10. How does the mother react to Rafa's attention-seeking cigarette runs?

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