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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. What is Aislyn’s mother’s name?
(a) Tess.
(b) Kendra.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Lois.

2. Once Padmini defeats the tentacles next door, who arrives?
(a) The Woman in White.
(b) Sao Paulo and hong Kong.
(c) The Bronx and Veneza.
(d) Manny and Brooklyn.

3. Who is Raul?
(a) A driver of the Staten Island ferry.
(b) A member of the Center's board.
(c) A member of the city council.
(d) A Brooklyn priest.

4. As she nears the stall woman the morning after sleeping at the Center, what does she hear?
(a) The stall woman clapping.
(b) The stall woman screaming.
(c) The stall woman laughing.
(d) The stall woman crying.

5. What is Padmini getting her masters degree in?
(a) Math.
(b) Literature.
(c) Financial engineering.
(d) Physics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bronca recognize on the spiritual journey that allows her to figure out where the Primary is?

2. What does Veneza call Bronca?

3. Why is the City’s avatar still asleep?

4. What does Manny remember about his past?

5. What poet does the voice in the bathroom stall quote to Bronca?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the photographs of graffiti from around the city so important to Bronca?

2. What is Bronca’s attitude when she first becomes the Bronx?

3. While she is talking to the voice in the bathroom stall, what event does Bronca remember from her childhood?

4. Describe Brooklyn's relationship to her daughter Jojo.

5. What is Brooklyn’s past, and how did she become who she is now?

6. How does Bronca feel about Veneza?

7. Sao Paulo almost manages to get Aislyn to join the others. What prevents him?

8. Why is the Primary asleep, as Bronca realizes in Chapter 9?

9. Why is Padmini studying financial engineering?

10. What does Padmini realize is “wrong” at her next door neighbor’s?

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