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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. Why does anxiety set in for Rufina in "Saturday," Chapter One?

2. Why does Rufina agree to let Officer Armijo take them home?

3. Why does Rafa decide to see how accurately he can read shadows?

4. The angel tells Rufina that what is coming straight for her, and she needs to be ready?

5. The tourist couple is happy to be leaving but decide that if anyone asks about their trip, they will say what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Officer Armijo do with the Kid Thief after he drops the siblings off at their home?

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

3. Who are the Sotos?

4. What happens to the money and crystal in the siblings’ basket on Saturday?

5. What does the narrator tell the reader about the flute deity?

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

7. What did the Explorer do with Rosalinda and her children?

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

9. How does "Saturday," Chapter Thirteen, end?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is learned in Chapter Thirteen that the Explorer is a fraud. How is he a fraud? Why might he be like this? How does his name suggest how thorough he was with this fictional life? How does his secret affect his relationships with others?

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

The angel is a celestial being, yet she is very sympathetic to grief, particularly the grief of Rufina and Rafa. Why might she be this way? What is her special connection with these siblings? How does this affect her actions in the story?

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