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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. What was the Explorer's secret?
(a) He was a pediphile.
(b) He was from South America.
(c) He was from the southern U.S. and had never travelled anywhere.
(d) He was racist.

2. What is the teen excited about being able to afford, now that he has the duo's money?
(a) Better food.
(b) A new guitar.
(c) A new home.
(d) A good tattoo.

3. As the Explorer noted everything that was missing and lacking in the home, Rosalinda did what?
(a) She became angry and shouts at him.
(b) Dreamed of him being able to provide them with all of it.
(c) She became very embarrassed.
(d) She grew more and more annoyed.

4. The tourist couple is happy to be leaving but decide that if anyone asks about their trip, they will say what?
(a) They hope to return soon.
(b) They learned a great deal about another culture.
(c) It was the most fun they had had in a long time.
(d) It was the worst vacation ever.

5. Why does Officer Armijo refuse to blow his nose?
(a) He is embarrassed.
(b) It would be a sign of weakness.
(c) He does not have a tissue.
(d) He does not want to disturb anyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rufina initially does not sing but does what in the plaza on Saturday?

2. Who was Rosalinda's reason to keep on living, once she reached this town?

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

4. On what did Rufina and Rafa place bets after the Explorer moved in?

5. Rafa watches the shadows everyone casts and tries to do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the angel do when Rufina is in the trunk?

3. Why does anxiety soon set in for Rufina on Saturday morning?

4. Who are the Sotos?

5. How does the Kid Thief act when spotted by Rafa and caught by Officer Armijo?

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

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

8. What is the experience of the couple that are on holiday on Saturday?

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

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

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