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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter Twenty-three begins with which of the following?
(a) Sierra headed quickly down Lafayette.
(b) The B52 bus was taking forever.
(c) Fifteen minutes later, Sierra and Bennie strolled back around the corner.
(d) Tee sipped a tiny mug of flavored coffee.

2. Chapter Eighteen begins with which of the following?
(a) Many hands tugged at Sierra’s clothes.
(b) “Okay,” Robbie said.
(c) Later that night, Sierra stood frozen at the foot of Lázaro’s bed.
(d) Sierra swallowed a wave of panic.

3. Which of the following is the first to leave Sierra as she goes to Coney Island?
(a) Big Jerome.
(b) Tee.
(c) Little Jerome.
(d) Izzy.

4. Whom does Sierra call after storming out of her home following her upset at Rosa?
(a) Nydia.
(b) Robbie.
(c) Bennie.
(d) Manny.

5. Which of the following is noted as Tee’s real name?
(a) Teague.
(b) Theodora.
(c) Thibodeaux.
(d) Trejean.

6. With which of the following does Chapter Thirty-three begin?
(a) It made some kind of creepy sense.
(b) Neville’s Cadillac Seville screeched to a halt outside an old iron fence on a deserted street.
(c) The subway ride home was a blur.
(d) Back on the shore, Sierra trudged toward the blurry boardwalk lights.

7. With what color of magic does Robbie harass Sierra as she pursues him through Prospect Park?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

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

9. Izzy describes referring to water as a mirror as which of the following?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Trite.
(c) Cliché.
(d) Litotes.

10. How many sets of eyes does Sierra draw to find Robbie in Prospect Park?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

11. With which of the following does Chapter Thirty-four begin?
(a) “This is it.”
(b) It made some kind of creepy sense.
(c) Neville’s Cadillac Seville screeched to a halt outside an old iron fence on a deserted street.
(d) The subway ride home was a blur.

12. Which instrument does Juan play in Culebra?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Piano.
(c) Drums.
(d) Bass.

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

14. Chapter Twenty begins with which of the following?
(a) “Okay,” Robbie said.
(b) Sierra headed quickly down Lafayette.
(c) Sierra swallowed a wave of panic.
(d) Underwater again.

15. What brand of cigar do Gordo and Lázaro share?
(a) Malagueña.
(b) CAO.
(c) Ave Maria.
(d) Romeo y Julieta.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-five begin?

2. In the novel, the phrase “‘Pa’ dónde vas, m’ija?” (131) most nearly means which of the following?

3. Which of the following does Sierra tell she is bound for Coney Island?

4. Which of the following, as a corpuscule, assails Juan at Coney Island?

5. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-six begin?

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