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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Nine through Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter Six begin?
(a) “¿Qúe pasó?”
(b) Uncle Neville screeched to a halt.
(c) Sierra had never seen so many books.
(d) “So when popo came around the block, we just laid low.”

2. Which of the following is the first to be named in the dedication?
(a) Emani.
(b) Darrell.
(c) Patrice.
(d) Jair.

3. The text of the novel opens with which of the following?
(a) “Sierra? What are you staring at?”
(b) Grandpa Lázaro sat up in bed.
(c) The commotion from the pool area got louder.
(d) “What was that all about?”

4. Which of the following sobriquets is used for Robbie?
(a) Beanpole Bob.
(b) Human Walking Stick.
(c) Cartoon-Covered Canvas Man.
(d) Phone Pole Painter.

5. With which of the following does Chapter Fifteen begin?
(a) Sierra had to peel her eyes away from the swirl of living paint.
(b) “Run, Sierra!”
(c) “What the hell?”
(d) Later that night, Sierra stood frozen at the foot of Lázaro’s bed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is the first painted figure Robbie animates at Club Kalfour?

3. How does the novel gloss the word “entiendes”?

4. In which neighborhood is Club Kalfour located?

5. On which of the following avenues does Manny have a printing press?

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