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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rufina goes to her room and picks up what two objects?

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

3. When Rafa enters the house on Friday, what does he leave open?

4. How does the narrator account for the different personalities and take on life of Rufina and Rafa?

5. Where does Rafa consider squirting hot sauce?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the Original Enduring Ones described?

3. Describe Rufina's and Rafa's performance.

4. Describe the angel.

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

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

7. What does the narrator say about listening to the earth, in "Friday," Chapter Nine?

8. What does "Friday," Chapter Ten reveal about Rafa?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rosalinda's ancestral stories are very important to her, yet her memories soon began to fade and get jumbled. How does this support the theme of loss? In what other ways does Rosalinda lose? What does she also gain? How is this loss and gain important to Rosalinda and the story?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout this book the tourists are seen as a necessary evil. White privilege runs rampant, yet the tourists are oblivious to it. Why are they oblivious? What could be done to change the relating between the tourists and locals? How is this significant and relevant to our current times?

Essay Topic 3

Rufina and Rafa have sensitivities to the world around them. To what is Rufina sensitive? To what is Rafa sensitive? How does this affect them? Do they benefit from these abilities? Why or why not? Would you want heightened senses? Why or why not?

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