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

2. Izzy asks Tee never to say which of the following again?
(a) Teeming pustule."
(b) "Turgid pustule."
(c) "Turgid buttload.
(d) “Teeming buttload.”

3. On which of the following avenues does Manny have a printing press?
(a) Bedford.
(b) Lafayette.
(c) Marcy.
(d) Ralph.

4. Which of the following does Izzy announce as her MC name?
(a) Prince Insidious.
(b) Queen Imperious.
(c) King Impervious.
(d) Duke Indecorous.

5. Which of the following schools is the Santiagos’ tenant reported to attend?
(a) Long Island University.
(b) Medgar Evers College.
(c) Brooklyn College.
(d) Pratt Institute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Santiagos’ tenant?

2. Whose body do Sierra and Robbie confront outside Club Kalfour?

3. Which of the following families hosts the first party of the summer, to which Bennie invites Sierra?

4. With which of the following does Chapter Three begin?

5. Which of the following is the first to be named in the dedication?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comment from Lázaro does Sierra read in Wick’s notes when she first peruses them near the beginning of Chapter Nine?

2. How is Robbie dressed when he meets Sierra in advance of going to Club Kalfour?

3. What is Sierra’s stated “policy on cute boys, and really, boys in general” (21)?

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

5. How is the Tower described when it is introduced?

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

7. What outfit is Bennie wearing when she leaves to attend the first party of the summer?

8. When Sierra flees from Club Kalfour, what results in her getting lost?

9. How is the first corpuscule Sierra encounters described upon reaching the first party of the summer?

10. What reason does Sierra note for finding it impressive that her grandfather could pause a domino game with his stories?

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