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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the first words Lázaro says in the novel?
(a) “Buenas noches.”
(b) “No lo creo.”
(c) “Lo siento.”
(d) “Te amo.”

2. Whose body do Sierra and Robbie confront outside Club Kalfour?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Manny.
(c) Vernon.
(d) Dominic.

3. Which of the following schools does Bennie report Wick had attended?
(a) Harvard.
(b) MIT.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yale.

4. In which of the following fields does Sierra note Bennie has an interest?
(a) Theurgy.
(b) Zoology.
(c) Botany.
(d) Zymology.

5. What is the name of the Santiagos’ tenant?
(a) Timothy.
(b) Timur.
(c) Titus.
(d) Timon.

6. Which of the following catcalls Sierra?
(a) Little Einstein.
(b) Little Ricky.
(c) Little Jerome.
(d) Little John.

7. Which of the following is the title of a book Sierra sees in the Columbia University library?
(a) The Establishment of Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur as the Standard Text of English-Language Arthurian Legend.
(b) Debating Uncle Remus: An Anthology of Essays and Stories about the Historic Southern Folktales.
(c) The Life and Times of a German Methodist Circuit Rider on the Frontier of Texas.
(d) History of Buchanan County, Iowa, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches.

8. With which of the following does Chapter Fourteen begin?
(a) “What the hell?”
(b) “Run, Sierra!”
(c) Sierra had to peel her eyes away from the swirl of living paint.
(d) Club Kalfour turned out to be a discreet little operation.

9. Along which of the following avenues does Juan conduct Sierra after she flees from Club Kalfour?
(a) Marcy.
(b) Throop.
(c) Bedford.
(d) Ocean.

10. Which of the following types of tree is noted as present at the first party of the summer?
(a) Mango.
(b) Apple.
(c) Tulip.
(d) Papaya.

11. Which of the following families hosts the first party of the summer, to which Bennie invites Sierra?
(a) Bedford.
(b) Bradwick.
(c) Bradford.
(d) Benjamin.

12. With which of the following does Chapter Three begin?
(a) The commotion from the pool area got louder.
(b) “¿Qúe pasó?”
(c) “Aw, damn, y’all you seen this?”
(d) “What was that all about?”

13. On which of the following avenues does Manny have a printing press?
(a) Marcy.
(b) Bedford.
(c) Lafayette.
(d) Ralph.

14. Which of the following people does Sierra note depicted in her grandfather’s photographs?
(a) Joe Raconteur.
(b) Vincent Jackson.
(c) Juan Seguín.
(d) Nydia Ochoa.

15. Which of the following sobriquets is used for Robbie?
(a) Beanpole McLankyman.
(b) Oddball McStuffyface.
(c) Hobby Lobby Robbie.
(d) Weirdo McPainting Dude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the title of a book Sierra sees in the Columbia University library?

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

3. Along which of the following avenues do Sierra and Bennie proceed to the first party of the summer?

4. Which of the following percussion instruments does the band at Club Kalfour feature?

5. With which of the following does Chapter Seven begin?

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