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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which color of chalk does Sierra first attempt shadowshaping with Robbie in Prospect Park?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

2. With what does Sierra arm herself when meeting with Nydia after events at Coney Island?
(a) Bazooka.
(b) Baseball bat.
(c) Fire extinguisher.
(d) Fire axe.

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

4. Which of the following does Sierra note in the photograph of the shadowshapers?
(a) Francis True.
(b) Francisco Verdad.
(c) Frank Wahr.
(d) Francois Vrai.

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

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

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

8. Which of the following is located next to El Mar?
(a) Roti shop.
(b) Barbershop.
(c) Liquor store.
(d) Church.

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

10. Which of the following does Izzy assert Gordo had met?
(a) Aaliyah.
(b) Rihanna.
(c) H.E.R.
(d) Beyoncé.

11. To which of the following does Sierra compare Culebra’s performance?
(a) A car accident.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A plane crash.
(d) A train wreck.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Chapter Thirty begins with which of the following?

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

5. Which of the following is noted as Tee’s real name?

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