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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. What physical symptoms is Rafa having from reading shadows?

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

3. When did the Sotos arrive?

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

5. The angel knows that the rope that was once in the well is now where?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who are the Sotos?

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

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

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

8. What is the secret The Explorer has about himself?

9. What are the signs that Rufina is struggling to perform for the crowd? Why is she struggling?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Child abuse becomes much more apparent in “Saturday.” What abuse is described by the narrator? How are the various characters affected by it? How does this abuse affect the story? How is abuse related to the theme of resiliency?

Essay Topic 2

The Explorer used the two children, Rufina and Rafa, as street performers to get money from the tourists. What else is learned about the Explorer? What is his role in this story? How has his presence in this family affected them? Would the family have been better off is he had never come along? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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