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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 causes Rocio to return to her job after it ends?
(a) A desire to to eat a brownie fudge sundae.
(b) She had forgotten her address book in her locker there.
(c) A car accident.
(d) Her failure to sign an income-related form.

2. What does Rocio learn to value about herself close to the end of the Shooting Stars section of the book?
(a) Her individuality.
(b) Her youth.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her physical beauty.

3. What is the younger daughter of the wealthy family able to do that impresses Rocio?
(a) She is able to cook a five-course meal.
(b) She is able to accentuate all of her physical features.
(c) She is able to perform a triple somersault.
(d) She is able to drive.

4. What does Rocio plan to do once her job is over?
(a) Go to college.
(b) Volunteer at the local pet shelter.
(c) Take a vacation.
(d) Look for another job.

5. Which of the following is a weekly task that Rocio has to perform while on the job?
(a) Conduct an inventory of office supplies.
(b) Make sure that the postage meter has enough ink.
(c) Clean out the vegetable bin in the refrigerator.
(d) Mend costumes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following plays do Rocio and her boyfriend attend prior to going to a gala event?

2. What does Rocio discover about herself toward the end of the Shooting Stars section of the book?

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

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

5. Which of the following states is Rocio's destination every summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on the narrative in The Last of the Menu Girls section of the book, what are some of the ways in which Rocio shows compassion as she performs her job at the hospital?

2. Based on the text in The Last of the Menu Girls section of the book, what is an accurate description of Rocio's outlook toward her job?

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

6. According to the narrative in the Shooting Stars section of the book, aside from beauty and proximity in age, is there yet another contributing factor that inspires Rocio to want to be like Josie's best friend, Barbara?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. According to the narrative in The Last of the Menu Girls section of the book, how does Rocio, while working at the hospital, witness a two-part act of discrimination hurled at an illegal Mexican by a pair of "legal" Hispanics?

10. 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?

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