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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does América request from her employer?
(a) Rent money.
(b) Gloves.
(c) A drink of water.
(d) An advance on her salary.

2. What language does Delaney hear further down the trail?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) American Indian.
(d) English.

3. What does Candidó's wife buy at the discount supermarket?
(a) Sandwich meat.
(b) A carton of eggs.
(c) Beans and tortillas.
(d) Milk.

4. Why does Kyra decide she will call INS on the Mexican men at the convenience store?
(a) She believes they contribute to declining home prices.
(b) They are all drunk.
(c) They acted inappropriately toward her.
(d) She saw one of them stealing.

5. In what situation does Kyra first see Candidó?
(a) He is landscaping her yard.
(b) He is trying to rescue her dog.
(c) He is helping to build her backyard fence.
(d) He is one of the drunk Mexicans at the convenience store.

6. Who does Candidó think América resembles?
(a) A goddess.
(b) His mother.
(c) Her older sister.
(d) The Statue of Liberty.

7. Dominick Flood reports that he will arrange to close what facility?
(a) The labor exchange.
(b) The local health department.
(c) The public high school mostly attended by Mexicans.
(d) The local fast food restaurant.

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

9. Of what does Delaney accuse Jack Jardine as they discuss the security gate?
(a) Being a racist.
(b) Being too sensitive and compassionate.
(c) Being overly dramatic.
(d) Being too dense.

10. Who does Delaney run into at the store while shopping for dinner?
(a) Candidó.
(b) Jack Jardine.
(c) Al Lopez.
(d) Kyra.

11. What jerks Delaney out of his flashback?
(a) His wife crying for help from the swimming pool.
(b) A sudden thunderstorm.
(c) The food on the grill burning.
(d) A coyote capturing the family dog.

12. Who finds the labor exchange torn down?
(a) Delaney.
(b) Candidó.
(c) América.
(d) Kyra.

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

14. Who does Delaney see on the trail?
(a) Kyra.
(b) His dog.
(c) His real estate agent.
(d) The light-skinned Mexican.

15. What is Kyra's profession?
(a) Attorney.
(b) Midwife.
(c) Realtor.
(d) Surgeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is characteristic of the man Delaney sees in the parking lot?

2. Who chooses Candidó for work?

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

4. Where does Delaney meet Kyra for lunch?

5. What does the sign in front of the labor exchange say?

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