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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Adan hide before he knows who has come to visit them in Chapter 6?
(a) He is hiding from the police.
(b) He is too hungry to wait and talk to visitors before eating.
(c) He does not want to see anyone besides Wilma.
(d) He has scars he is ashamed of.

2. Who is Mira's mother?
(a) Esme.
(b) Wilma.
(c) Martha.
(d) Sally.

3. What does Tone wear on a necklace?
(a) A dollar bill.
(b) A shark's tooth.
(c) A tooth of his own.
(d) A silver charm.

4. What does Wilma tell Esme about what Carson has done to her in Chapter 11?
(a) That she will take care of Carson.
(b) Not to tell anyone about it.
(c) That God will put things right.
(d) To go to the police in secret.

5. What is Adan's identifying mark?
(a) His large birthmark on his arm.
(b) His face tattoo.
(c) His lisp.
(d) The scar on his face.

6. Who does Lala always see walking a dog on the beach?
(a) A short little girl.
(b) A very young Black boy.
(c) A very old white woman.
(d) A tall pink man.

7. Who are Mira's stepchildren?
(a) Beth and Sam.
(b) Riley and Sam.
(c) Tone and Sam.
(d) Beth and Riley.

8. What do Adan and Lala fight over in Chapter 14?
(a) That Lala wants to move to America and Adan does not.
(b) That Tone stole Lala's money.
(c) That Adan stole Lala's money.
(d) That Adan is stealing too much jewelry and attracting the police's notice.

9. What is Wilma's relationship to Lala?
(a) She is her cousin.
(b) She is her grandmother.
(c) She is her mother.
(d) She is her sister.

10. What does Adan do sometimes on good days with Lala?
(a) Plays tennis.
(b) Sings her name as they lie in bed.
(c) Buys her nice dresses.
(d) Cooks for her.

11. What is an essential part of Adan's story reaching back to childhood?
(a) The story of melted gold.
(b) The story of his father, the doctor.
(c) The story of the army conscription.
(d) The story of a Burger Bee snack box on a Friday afternoon.

12. What does Lala do for money on the beach?
(a) Sing.
(b) Sell burritos.
(c) Braid tourists' hair.
(d) Sell coconuts.

13. What is Wilma's last name?
(a) Baxter.
(b) Wilkinson.
(c) Primus.
(d) Henry.

14. Who does Adan tell Lala he wants to kill?
(a) Mira Whalen.
(b) Stella.
(c) Carson.
(d) Wilma.

15. Where does Lala sit with Baby in her arms on the beach for a long while?
(a) In a little black boat on the shore.
(b) At the burger stand.
(c) In the shade of the cave.
(d) At the jet ski rental place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lala keep some of her money she earned from braiding?

2. What had Peter been trying to do when he had been killed?

3. Who does Wilma visit in the hospital in Part I?

4. What is wrong with the bathrooms in the hospital?

5. Why does Lala go looking for Adan in Chapter 1?

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