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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 color heels is Camila wearing the second time Kiara sees her?

2. On page 54, what time was it when Kiara finally got to sleep?

3. On page 91, how long has it been since Soraya died?

4. What sound wakes Kiara at noon on page 54?

5. Where is Shauna from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the swimming pool filled with dog feces?

2. How does Kiara decide to get into prostitution?

3. Who is Camila?

4. What does Marcus tell Kiara when she tells him the rent has doubled and he needs to get a job?

5. How did Kiara's parents meet?

6. What do Alè and Kiara get from the Joy Funeral Home on page 18?

7. Why does Kiara go to La Casa Taqueria on page 8?

8. Why is Alè one of the lucky ones?

9. What does Kiara remember about getting her ears pierced?

10. Who is Tony and what does he offer Kiara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kiara is caught by the police when a man pushes her against a wall and has sex with her. How do the police react when they catch Kiara and the man? How is the man released, but Kiara is assaulted by the police? How do the police entrap Kiara?

Essay Topic 2

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags has Mottley used, on pages 163-180? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 3

An inciting incident is an event in literature that causes and presents a problem that characters need to solve. What is the inciting incident in Nightcrawling? Why is that the inciting incident?

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