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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-2 (pages 143-183).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of one of Delaney's columns?
(a) Overnight camping.
(b) Marine life.
(c) Rare insects.
(d) Birds of the northeast.

2. What is inside the bag the accident victim carries?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Tortillas.
(c) A baby.
(d) Money.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the objections residents have about building a security gate?
(a) The loss of living in an open community.
(b) The cost of building a gate.
(c) The risk of thieves entering homes through garage doors.
(d) The impression the community may give to Mexicans.

4. Who chooses Candidó for work?
(a) Jack Jardine.
(b) América's father.
(c) Delaney.
(d) No one.

5. Where does Candidó look for América after her first day of work?
(a) At the library.
(b) In an Italian grocery store.
(c) In the river.
(d) At the coffee shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Candidó think América resembles?

2. Which character has severe nightmares?

3. What is Kyra's profession?

4. What does Delaney give to the person he hits?

5. In what situation does Kyra first see Candidó?

(see the answer key)

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