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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 "Saturday," Chapter Five, why does Rufina berate the angel?
(a) For taking Baby again and for never answering her prayers.
(b) Speaking ill of the dead.
(c) For pretending to be a woman.
(d) For coming and going through her life.

2. What was not included in Rosalinda’s escape to this town?
(a) A trunk.
(b) Rape.
(c) Darkness.
(d) A warm meal.

3. As Rufina’s anxiety increases she does her usual reasoning with her panic. What is that?
(a) Please do not panic!
(b) Breathe in. Breathe out.
(c) One, Two, Three.
(d) You're okay. You're okay.

4. Why had the Sotos come?
(a) They wanted to visit their close friend.
(b) They wanted to tour the U.S.
(c) They hoped to adopt the children.
(d) They were fleeing for their lives.

5. The angel tells Rufina that what is coming straight for her, and she needs to be ready?
(a) A train.
(b) Her brother.
(c) A new life.
(d) The future.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the Explorer noted everything that was missing and lacking in the home, Rosalinda did what?

2. Who provided Rosalinda with the house?

3. After how much time did the Explorer move into Rosalinda’s bed?

4. In "Saturday," Chapter Four, the husband and wife tourists have returned. What has the wife done, since her husband could not find his wallet?

5. From where does the teen thief remember the angel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rufina do in response to not finding her mother or baby?

2. What does Rafa do, when Rufina is unable to perform on Saturday?

3. Who are the townspeople in "Saturday," Chapter Two that the narrator describes?

4. In "Saturday," Chapter Four, the husband and wife tourists have returned. About what do they argue?

5. What was the Explorer’s response to being allowed in Rosalinda’s home?

6. What does Rufina do to calm down her anxiety on Saturday?

7. How do the two Grandmothers to All react when they notice the pain felt by Rafa, Rufina, Officer Armijo, and the Kid Thief?

8. What is the crowd’s reaction to Rafa’s shadow reading?

9. Why does Rufina wake up in a sweat on Saturday morning in Chapter One?

10. In "Saturday," Chapter Two, on what do the siblings focus while they are performing in the town square?

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