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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Candidó's first marriage to end?
(a) He beats his wife mercilessly.
(b) His first wife died suddenly.
(c) He leaves her when he moves to the United States.
(d) His wife was sleeping with someone else.

2. What kind of car does Delaney drive?
(a) Subaru.
(b) BMW.
(c) Acura.
(d) Volvo.

3. Who nurses the accident victim's injuries?
(a) Delaney.
(b) No one.
(c) América.
(d) Kyra.

4. Who is América's coworker?
(a) Kyra.
(b) A drunken white woman.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Resurrecicón.

5. With what does Candidó build their new shelter?
(a) Mud and water.
(b) An old camping tent.
(c) Discarded debris.
(d) Slate.

6. What does Delaney notice after his hike?
(a) It has stopped raining.
(b) He has cut his knee.
(c) His car is gone.
(d) His wallet is missing.

7. How old is América?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) About thirty-five.
(d) Fifty-two.

8. What time of day does the labor exchange close?
(a) Midafternoon.
(b) Five o'clock.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

9. What does Delaney see on his walk through Arroyo Blanco?
(a) Dead dogs.
(b) A car with tinted windows.
(c) A pack of coyotes.
(d) The person he hit with his car.

10. What does Candidó consider stealing out of a car when he becomes angry?
(a) A cell phone.
(b) A baby.
(c) A purse and briefcase.
(d) A stereo system.

11. How much money does the woman give to Candidó in the parking lot of the Chinese store?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) A check for five hundred dollars.
(c) She doesn't give him anything.
(d) Sixty cents.

12. What injuries does the person Delaney hit with his car suffer?
(a) Broken leg and wrist.
(b) The victim is blinded in both eyes.
(c) Bruising and a concussion.
(d) Scraped face and a bloody hand.

13. What parts of the car are damaged?
(a) Headlight and turn signal.
(b) Steering wheel and dashboard.
(c) Both headlights.
(d) Both back tires.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kyra decide she will call INS on the Mexican men at the convenience store?

2. Who finds the labor exchange torn down?

3. What does Kyra do about the Mexican laborers outside the 7-Eleven?

4. How long does América work on her first day?

5. Who flatters Delaney by praising his magazine column?

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