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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 incidents has positioned the illegal citizen in Rocio's path?
(a) Hunger pangs.
(b) Loss of his nose.
(c) A search for a book published in 1911.
(d) An attempt to meet new neighbors at the local church.

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

3. Where does Rocio accept a job?
(a) At the hospital.
(b) At the soda shoppe.
(c) At the babysitting agency.
(d) At the public library.

4. How old is the distant relative whom Rocio meets in the Shooting Stars section of the book?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Twenty-three.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Rocio's friend, Diana, end up raising?

3. Which of the following generates pride in Mr. Smith?

4. What is the younger daughter of the wealthy family able to do that impresses Rocio?

5. Which of the following best describes Mr. Smith?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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. 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?

4. Based on the narrative of the Space is a Solid section of the book, why is Rocio not happy with her current life?

5. According to the Shooting Stars section of the book, is there a single factor that contributes toward Rocio being able to gain a positive outlook on herself, her worthiness, and an apparent realization that she will not need to adjust her life to be like that of Eloisa's, Diana's, Josie's, or Barbara's in order to attain happiness?

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. 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?

8. Based on the narrative in the Shooting Stars section of the book, what mental and emotional exercises that she experiences through her association with Eloisa does Rocio repeat with Diana?

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 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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