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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. At which kind of restaurant does Sierra note Culebra is scheduled to play?
(a) Cuban.
(b) Haitian.
(c) Dominican.
(d) Puerto Rican.

7. Chapter Thirty begins with which of the following?
(a) “Last stop,” the conductor’s voice garbled over the intercom.
(b) Sierra’s feet pounded the sand.
(c) She didn’t realize her eyes were squeezed shut until she opened them.
(d) Back on the shore, Sierra trudged toward the blurry boardwalk lights.

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

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

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

11. Which percussion instrument does Culebra feature?
(a) Cajones.
(b) Congas.
(c) Timbales.
(d) Bongos.

12. Which of the following shapes do the spirits take that accompany Sierra over the water off of Coney Island?
(a) Firebirds.
(b) Flickering flames.
(c) Rain clouds.
(d) Leaping fish.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter Nineteen begins with which of the following?

2. Izzy describes referring to water as a mirror as which of the following?

3. Where does Sierra realize the meaning of the clue about lonely women dancing?

4. With which of the following does Chapter Twenty-four begin?

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

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