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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty-seven through Thirty-five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter Twenty-nine begins with which of the following?
(a) Sierra’s feet pounded the sand.
(b) She didn’t realize her eyes were squeezed shut until she opened them.
(c) Getting to the Q train didn’t take too long.
(d) “Last stop,” the conductor’s voice garbled over the intercom.

2. Which of the following shows in the mural Robbie has painted at Club Kalfour?
(a) British military.
(b) French military.
(c) Colonial military.
(d) United States military.

3. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-four begin?
(a) The B52 bus was taking forever.
(b) Fifteen minutes later, Sierra and Bennie strolled back around the corner.
(c) On a normal night at El Mar, a few chubby couples would swing around the dance floor.
(d) Tee sipped a tiny mug of flavored coffee.

4. With which of the following does Chapter Thirteen begin?
(a) “Run, Sierra!”
(b) Bennie’s corner of Brooklyn looked different every time Sierra passed through it.
(c) Club Kalfour turned out to be a discreet little operation.
(d) Sierra had to peel her eyes away from the swirl of living paint.

5. Chapter Thirty begins with which of the following?
(a) Back on the shore, Sierra trudged toward the blurry boardwalk lights.
(b) Sierra’s feet pounded the sand.
(c) She didn’t realize her eyes were squeezed shut until she opened them.
(d) “Last stop,” the conductor’s voice garbled over the intercom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What epithet does Rosa apply to Robbie?

2. About which of the following does Sierra confide her doubts to Bennie?

3. In the novel, the phrase “‘Pa’ dónde vas, m’ija?” (131) most nearly means which of the following?

4. Which instrument does Juan play in Culebra?

5. Which of the following do Sierra and her companions see advertised at Coney Island?

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