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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 3-4 (pages 284-308).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Delaney meet Kyra for lunch?
(a) The country club.
(b) A diner on the beach.
(c) The town's only Mexican restaurant.
(d) An Indian restaurant.

2. What do América and Candidó fight about before she goes to the labor exchange?
(a) Candidó does not want her looking for a job.
(b) Candidó's drinking problem.
(c) América's pregnancy.
(d) América's ability to speak English.

3. What is the topic of Delaney's column, "Pilgrim at Topanga Creek"?
(a) The coyote.
(b) Mexican immigrants.
(c) The desert climate.
(d) The relationship between dogs and cats.

4. What does the man in the parking lot do to Candidó?
(a) Shoves him onto Delaney's car.
(b) Threatens to kill him with a knife.
(c) Punches him in the face.
(d) Stabs him with a pencil.

5. What has happened to Candidó to delay his arrival at Canoga Park?
(a) He has been beaten and robbed.
(b) He has become very ill.
(c) He got drunk.
(d) He had to go to the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delaney decide to take with him while escaping from the fire?

2. Where does Candidó decide to look for work after the labor exchange has been torn down?

3. What has América eaten instead of protein?

4. What does Delaney see on his walk through Arroyo Blanco?

5. What is Kyra's profession?

(see the answer key)

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