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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the first to greet Sierra after she returns from communion with Lucera?
(a) Robbie.
(b) Tee.
(c) Bennie.
(d) Juan.

2. In which of the following countries does Tee note having been born?
(a) Trinidad and Tobago.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Barbados.
(d) Martinique.

3. Which of the following, as a corpuscule, assails Juan at Coney Island?
(a) Raconteur.
(b) Vernon.
(c) Neville.
(d) Manny.

4. Which of the following does Sierra tell she is bound for Coney Island?
(a) Gael.
(b) Manny.
(c) Robbie.
(d) Dominic.

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

6. When does Sierra note having returned from her expedition to Prospect Park to shadowshape with Robbie?
(a) Noon.
(b) Midmorning.
(c) Mid-afternoon.
(d) Sunrise.

7. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-four begin?
(a) The B52 bus was taking forever.
(b) Tee sipped a tiny mug of flavored coffee.
(c) Fifteen minutes later, Sierra and Bennie strolled back around the corner.
(d) On a normal night at El Mar, a few chubby couples would swing around the dance floor.

8. Chapter Twenty-two begins with which of the following?
(a) Tee sipped a tiny mug of flavored coffee.
(b) Sierra headed quickly down Lafayette.
(c) Underwater again.
(d) The B52 bus was taking forever.

9. What epithet does Rosa apply to Robbie?
(a) Fool.
(b) Morenito.
(c) Negrito.
(d) Hoodlum.

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

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

12. Which of the following had failed to become a shadowshaper?
(a) Angela.
(b) Nydia.
(c) Rosa.
(d) María.

13. Where does Sierra realize the meaning of the clue about lonely women dancing?
(a) The bodega.
(b) The ballroom.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The bedroom.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand of cigar do Gordo and Lázaro share?

2. To which of the following is Izzy compared?

3. Chapter Twenty-nine begins with which of the following?

4. As which of the following does the novel gloss “van a bailar” (155)?

5. Robbie is tattooed with an image of which of the following peoples?

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