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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. Where have Rocio and her co-worker crossed paths before?
(a) At the soda shoppe.
(b) At the library.
(c) At school.
(d) At the church office.

2. Which of the following does Rocio's mother believe to be ailing Rocio?
(a) Obesity.
(b) Having had a nervous breakdown.
(c) Poor circulation.
(d) A fever.

3. What is the name of the young, handicapped boy in Rocio's class?
(a) Arlin.
(b) Gary.
(c) Danny.
(d) Cecil.

4. Which of the following calls Rocio "trash"?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Joseph Pappas.
(c) Nita Wembley.
(d) Mary Lou Adams.

5. Which of the following is Rocio's boyfriend?
(a) Daniel Marsh.
(b) Loudon Reily.
(c) Clayton Birch.
(d) Robert Jennings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Rocio's co-worker?

2. What does Rocio learn to value about herself close to the end of the Shooting Stars section of the book?

3. What are the names of the two women whom Rocio overhears saying unkind things about the illegal citizen?

4. What is the name of the distant relative whom Rocio meets in the Shooting Stars section of the book?

5. Which of the following does Rocio keep in her apartment that upsets her landlady?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on the narrative in The Last of the Menu Girls section of the book, does anything positive result from Rocio accepting the menu girl job at the hospital?

2. According to the text in the Space is a Solid section of the book, graduate student, Loudon Reily is the single bright spot in Rocio's life at college. What does Loudon do in order to merit the label of "single bright spot" in Rocio's life as a co-ed?

3. Based on the narrative of the Space is a Solid section of the book, can you describe some of Rocio's young drama class students?

4. As the story progresses in the Space is a Solid section of the book, what are some of the things that Loudon does and/or fails to do that tarnish his image in terms of being "the bright spot" in Rocio's life?

5. According to the text in The Last of the Menu Girls section of the book, what aspects of Rocio's job at the hospital may help her develop "good bedside manner" in case she changes her mind, and decides to pursue a career in medicine?

6. Based on the narrative in the Space is a Solid section of the book, what tasks associated with her costume room-related job does Rocio not like?

7. What clues are included in the narrative of the Space is a Solid section of the book, that indicate that Rocio may not really be interested in a long-term relationship with Loudon?

8. According to the narrative in The Last of the Menu Girls section of the book, what is the real reason that Rocio has accepted a summer job as a food worker at the hospital?

9. According to the narrative in the Space is a Solid section of the book, how can Nita Wembley be characterized?

10. According to the narrative in the Shooting Stars section of the book, is Rocio more impressed with Josie Marquez's wealth; or the beauty enhancements that she apparently applies to herself?

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