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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. How does "Saturday," Chapter Three begin?

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

3. Why does Rafa suddenly begin shouting from the back seat of the squad car?

4. What is a sign that the angel is upset and on the verge of tears when talking with Rufina on Saturday?

5. Who provided Rosalinda with the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is discovered that the angel is male. Why might he pose as a woman? Why might the author have chosen to disguise the angel in this way? What other disguises are found throughout this story? What is the purpose of disguise in regard to this story?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator regularly goes back and gives the reader a view of the town and its people. Why might he or she do this? What is the importance of this return to the environment of the main characters? How does this affect the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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