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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Eighteen through Twenty-six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Bennie to cry out at Manny’s printing press?
(a) A bruised head.
(b) A stubbed toe.
(c) A hand on her rump.
(d) A struck funny bone.

2. How does the novel gloss the word “entiendes”?
(a) Know.
(b) Recognize.
(c) Feel.
(d) Understand.

3. Chapter Nineteen begins with which of the following?
(a) Sierra swallowed a wave of panic.
(b) Underwater again.
(c) Many hands tugged at Sierra’s clothes.
(d) “Okay,” Robbie said.

4. With which colors of chalk does Robbie demonstrate shadowshaping for Sierra in Prospect Park?
(a) Blue and white.
(b) Green and red.
(c) Red and blue.
(d) White and green.

5. What is the name of Culebra’s lead singer?
(a) Pulpo.
(b) Juan.
(c) Gael..
(d) Gordo.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter Nine begin?

2. The text of the novel opens with which of the following?

3. Which of the following is the last to be named in the dedication?

4. Along which avenue do Sierra and Robbie walk as he first explains shadowshaping to her?

5. Chapter Twenty-one begins with which of the following?

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