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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. Izzy asks Tee never to say which of the following again?
(a) "Turgid buttload.
(b) "Turgid pustule."
(c) Teeming pustule."
(d) “Teeming buttload.”

2. Which of the following is the name of Rutilio’s dog?
(a) Ganas.
(b) Huevos.
(c) Cojones.
(d) Bolas.

3. Chapter Twenty-one begins with which of the following?
(a) Tee sipped a tiny mug of flavored coffee.
(b) Sierra headed quickly down Lafayette.
(c) Sierra swallowed a wave of panic.
(d) Underwater again.

4. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-eight begin?
(a) Sierra’s feet pounded the sand.
(b) Getting to the Q train didn’t take too long.
(c) CULEBRA was scrawled in ridiculously large and colorful letters across the tinted windows of El Mar.
(d) “Last stop,” the conductor’s voice garbled over the intercom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Santiagos’ tenant?

2. On which of the following avenues is Vernon reported to have lived?

3. What title does Izzy give to her suggested book?

4. What are the first words Lázaro says in the novel?

5. How old does Robbie report being when he began training in shadowshaping?

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