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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Alicia go after visiting Hector on the day the toys are returned to the Center for Children with AIDS?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To a doctor's appointment.
(c) To the Center for Children with AIDS.
(d) To a radio station.

2. What prompts Jorge's customer that is withholding payment to call Jack?
(a) A newspaper ad.
(b) A flier.
(c) A message Jack left on his machine.
(d) Jack's yellow pages ad.

3. What does Jack see Gia doing when he leaves the Center for Children with AIDS after his first meeting with Alicia?
(a) Giving a tour.
(b) Talking on the phone.
(c) Giving medicine to a child.
(d) Feeding a baby.

4. Who arrives at Alicia's apartment shortly after the detective leaves on the first Tuesday of the story?
(a) Jack.
(b) Will Matthews.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Sam Baker.

5. Who is Yoshio Takita?
(a) The man following Sam Baker.
(b) A doctor at the Center for Children with AIDS.
(c) The man following Alicia.
(d) A volunteer at the Center for Children with AIDS.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Milkdud tell Jack he got rid of his dreadlocks?

2. What is stolen from the Center for Children with AIDS in the first Friday section of the book?

3. Where does Alicia go to see Hector after the Nail is delivered to the Center for Children with AIDS?

4. Who attacks the Nail?

5. Where does Jack go with Gia and Vicky on the day they discuss going to Disney World?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jorge want to hire Jack?

2. How does Jack respond to Gia's request that he help Alicia?

3. Why does Alicia attack a man with a fire extinguisher?

4. Why does Detective Matthews visit Alicia at her apartment?

5. How does Alicia feel about Will Matthews when they have dinner together?

6. Why is Yoshio Takita following Sam Baker?

7. What is Jack's response to seeing the children at the Center for Children with AIDS?

8. Describe Kemel's feelings about being in America.

9. Describe Hector's condition on the day that Jack returns the toys to the Center.

10. What unexpected problem arises when Jack attempts to eavesdrop on Alicia's meeting with Thomas' lawyer?

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