View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-six begin?
(a) CULEBRA was scrawled in ridiculously large and colorful letters across the tinted windows of El Mar.
(b) On a normal night at El Mar, a few chubby couples would swing around the dance floor.
(c) Fifteen minutes later, Sierra and Bennie strolled back around the corner.
(d) Getting to the Q train didn’t take too long.

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

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

4. As which of the following does the novel gloss “mujeres solitarias” (155)?
(a) Accompanied women.
(b) Lonely men.
(c) Lonely women.
(d) Accompanied men

5. 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.

6. From what source does Sierra note Robbie acquires chalk?
(a) Manny.
(b) Lázaro.
(c) Aldridge.
(d) Bennie.

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

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

9. Robbie is tattooed with an image of which of the following peoples?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

10. In which of the following arts is Crane reported to have been skilled?
(a) Painting.
(b) Metalworking.
(c) Music.
(d) Storytelling.

11. As which of the following does the novel gloss “van a bailar” (155)?
(a) She goes to dance.
(b) She goes to dance.
(c) They go to dance.
(d) They take a chance.

12. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-five begin?
(a) On a normal night at El Mar, a few chubby couples would swing around the dance floor.
(b) Fifteen minutes later, Sierra and Bennie strolled back around the corner.
(c) CULEBRA was scrawled in ridiculously large and colorful letters across the tinted windows of El Mar.
(d) The B52 bus was taking forever.

13. Which of the following do Sierra and her companions see advertised at Coney Island?
(a) Human Rat.
(b) Human Bat.
(c) Human Cat.
(d) Human Dog.

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

15. From which of the following backgrounds is Gordo reputed to come?
(a) Dominican.
(b) Cuban.
(c) Haitian.
(d) Puerto Rican.

Short Answer Questions

1. What epithet does Rosa apply to Robbie?

2. Which of the following does Sierra suggest as a place lonely women go to dance?

3. How many sets of eyes does Sierra draw to find Robbie in Prospect Park?

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

5. Chapter Thirty begins with which of the following?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 548 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample