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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 is the title of a book Sierra sees in the Columbia University library?
(a) The Establishment of Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur as the Standard Text of English-Language Arthurian Legend.
(b) The Life and Times of a German Methodist Circuit Rider on the Frontier of Texas.
(c) Debating Uncle Remus: An Anthology of Essays and Stories about the Historic Southern Folktales.
(d) History of Buchanan County, Iowa, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches.

2. Which of the following types of shrub is noted as present at the first party of the summer?
(a) Hydrangea.
(b) Azalea.
(c) Lilac.
(d) Forsythia.

3. As which of the following is Sierra addressed by her catcaller?
(a) Rejectenstein.
(b) Sarcastula.
(c) Scummy.
(d) Sierra.

4. Whose body do Sierra and Robbie confront outside Club Kalfour?
(a) Manny.
(b) Vernon.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Dominic.

5. How does the novel gloss the word “entiendes”?
(a) Understand.
(b) Feel.
(c) Recognize.
(d) Know.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following wind instruments does the band at Club Kalfour feature?

4. Which branch of the military does Gael enter?

5. On which day of Sierra’s summer break does the novel begin?

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 Sierra’s father described when he is introduced?

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

4. How does Sierra describe the band at Club Kalfour upon seeing them?

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

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

7. When had Sierra last rode on the pegs of Juan’s bicycle before the events of the novel?

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

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

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

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