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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 Four begin?
(a) “Aw, damn, y’all you seen this?”
(b) “¿Qúe pasó?”
(c) “So when popo came around the block, we just laid low.”
(d) The commotion from the pool area got louder.

2. From which of the following did Sierra’s grandmother die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Automobile accident.
(c) Aneurysm.
(d) Cancer.

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

4. On which day of Sierra’s summer break does the novel begin?
(a) Second.
(b) First.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Third.

5. With which of the following does Chapter Eleven begin?
(a) The next morning, Sierra crept into Lázaro’s room.
(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) Sweat rolled down the back of Sierra’s neck and stained the armpits of her gray T-shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rosa describe Sierra’s hair?

2. With which of the following does Chapter Fifteen begin?

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

4. Which of the following sobriquets is used for Robbie?

5. Which of the following schools is the Santiagos’ tenant reported to attend?

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