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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. Which of the following types of tree is noted as present at the first party of the summer?
(a) Tulip.
(b) Papaya.
(c) Mango.
(d) Apple.

2. On which of the following avenues does Neville leave Sierra after returning from Columbia University?
(a) Lafayette.
(b) Throop.
(c) Marcy.
(d) Bedford.

3. In which of the following fields does Bennie report Wick had worked?
(a) Urban community dissolution.
(b) Rural community dissolution.
(c) Rural spirituality systems.
(d) Urban spirituality systems.

4. Along which of the following avenues do Sierra and Bennie proceed to the first party of the summer?
(a) Bedford.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Lafayette.
(d) Marcy.

5. How does Rosa describe Sierra’s hair?
(a) Prim and proper.
(b) Wild and nappy.
(c) Bold and beautiful.
(d) Flat and lifeless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following schools does Bennie report Wick had attended?

2. Along which of the following avenues does Juan conduct Sierra after she flees from Club Kalfour?

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

4. What model year is Neville’s car?

5. In which of the following fields does Sierra note Bennie has an interest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sierra note as evidence of Lázaro’s sweetness to her childhood self?

4. What random gossip does Bennie report to Sierra while braiding her hair?

5. How are Sierra’s brothers juxtaposed when they are first mentioned?

6. What does Sierra note as evidence of her grandmother’s love for her childhood self?

7. What reasons does Juan give for not having told Sierra about shadowshaping?

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

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

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

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