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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter Nine begin?
(a) “Look, I really don’t normally talk about this stuff.”
(b) Sweat rolled down the back of Sierra’s neck and stained the armpits of her gray T-shirt.
(c) The next morning, Sierra crept into Lázaro’s room.
(d) Uncle Neville screeched to a halt.

2. With which of the following does Chapter Thirteen begin?
(a) Sierra had to peel her eyes away from the swirl of living paint.
(b) Bennie’s corner of Brooklyn looked different every time Sierra passed through it.
(c) Club Kalfour turned out to be a discreet little operation.
(d) “Run, Sierra!”

3. From which of the following did Sierra’s grandmother die?
(a) Automobile accident.
(b) Aneurysm.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Cancer.

4. Which of the following schools does Bennie report Wick had attended?
(a) Brown.
(b) MIT.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

5. Which of the following wind instruments does the band at Club Kalfour feature?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) Trombone.
(d) Saxophone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter Seventeen begins with which of the following?

2. Which of the following types of tree is noted as present at the first party of the summer?

3. With which of the following does Chapter Five begin?

4. In which of the following neighborhoods is the first party of the summer noted to be?

5. Which of the following spirits do Manny and the other “domino warriors” share?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Bennie’s brother, Vincent, reported to have died, and when?

2. At what does Sierra look as the novel begins, and what does she note about it?

3. How is Sierra’s father described when he is introduced?

4. How does Sierra characterize her skin to herself (75)?

5. What reasons does Nydia note for helping Sierra in the archives?

6. How is the failure of people to see the changes to shadowshaped artwork explained?

7. How does the novel initially report the effects of Lázaro’s stroke upon him?

8. What does Sierra read in Wick’s notes that Lucera signifies?

9. How does Sierra react to setting foot on the grounds of Columbia University?

10. How does Sierra explain to Robbie already knowing who he is when they meet at the first party of the summer?

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