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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sort of work is América hoping for?
(a) Babysitting.
(b) Housecleaning.
(c) Retail.
(d) Cooking.

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

4. Which character has severe nightmares?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Kyra.
(c) Jack, Jr.
(d) América.

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

6. How long ago does Candidó remember being in Arroyo Blanco Estates?
(a) Thirty years ago, as a young child.
(b) He has never been to Arroyo Blanco Estates.
(c) Six years ago.
(d) A lifetime ago.

7. According to one resident, three Mexicans disguised themselves as what to get past the gate of Arroyo Blanco Estates?
(a) Lawn workers.
(b) Delivery men.
(c) Carpet cleaners.
(d) Painters.

8. What does Kyra do about the Mexican laborers outside the 7-Eleven?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Gets to know each one of them.
(c) Reported the men for their illegal status.
(d) Rallies support from the neighborhood to help them find places to live.

9. Who is Dominick Flood?
(a) Delaney's real estate agent.
(b) Jack's client who is under house arrest for banking crimes.
(c) The local police chief.
(d) The man responsible for the death of the neighborhood dogs.

10. Who goes with Delaney to buy pasta for dinner?
(a) América.
(b) Kyra.
(c) Jack, Jr.
(d) Jordan.

11. How long does América work on her first day?
(a) Eight hours.
(b) Half-day.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Thirty minutes.

12. Who flatters Delaney by praising his magazine column?
(a) Jack Jardine.
(b) Al Lopez.
(c) Jack Cherrystone.
(d) Dominick Flood.

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

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

15. Delaney has a flashback to a party held where, two nights earlier?
(a) The clubhouse.
(b) The Da Ros mansion.
(c) Dominick Flood's house.
(d) Candidó's campsite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives América a cup of coffee?

2. What does Candidó buy for himself with some of his earnings?

3. To whom does Kyra show the Da Ros mansion?

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

5. Osbert is what type of animal?

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