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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Delaney do when he sees Candidó walking on the side of the road?
(a) He gets out of his car and assaults him.
(b) He speeds up and tries to hit him.
(c) He yells obscenities at Candidó before he drives away.
(d) He pulls over to the curb.

2. Why does a woman hit Delaney's car?
(a) She thinks she sees a deer.
(b) Delaney makes a sudden stop and she rear-ends him.
(c) Candidó walks in front of her while she is driving.
(d) She has been drinking.

3. Why do Kyra and Delaney get in an argument?
(a) Their children fight each other.
(b) Kyra purposefully has Delaney fired.
(c) Neither one wants to cook dinner.
(d) Delaney disapproves of the wall.

4. Who calls 911 when he sees Candidó?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Jack Jardine.
(c) Kyra.
(d) Delaney.

5. Who extends his hand to lift Delaney to safety from the flood?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Candidó.
(c) The light-skinned Mexican.
(d) Jack Jardine.

6. Who does Delaney decide to follow into the woods?
(a) Candidó.
(b) The stray dog.
(c) The woman who hit his car.
(d) América.

7. What does Kyra decide she needs to save from the fire?
(a) Real estate documents.
(b) Clothing and toiletries.
(c) Photo albums.
(d) Her jewelry.

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

9. For one of his columns, Delaney decides to write about _______________ and turkey vultures.
(a) Cats.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Crows.

10. Who is Todd Sweet?
(a) An opposer of the proposed wall.
(b) Delaney's cousin, who is also a writer.
(c) Candidó's landlord.
(d) Kyra's boyfriend.

11. What sort of weather does fall bring in Los Angeles, according to the narrator?
(a) Humid and sticky.
(b) Hot and dry.
(c) Cool and pleasant.
(d) Rainy and cool.

12. Which of the following homes is burned in the fire?
(a) The Da Ros place.
(b) Candidós apartment.
(c) Dominick Flood's home.
(d) Kyra and Delaney's house.

13. What does Jordan search for in his home?
(a) His stuffed animals.
(b) His favorite shoes.
(c) His cat.
(d) His favorite book.

14. Why does Delaney let a Mexican work crew into his yard?
(a) To give them a place to hide.
(b) To repair the siding on his home.
(c) To landscape the backyard.
(d) To build part of the wall.

15. Why does Delaney attack the man in the baseball cap?
(a) The man spit on Delaney.
(b) The man tried to assault Delaney's wife.
(c) The man intentionally built the wall in Delaney's backyard poorly.
(d) The man tries to steal Delaney's wallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character sets up cameras along the fence?

2. Why does Kyra begin to resent the Da Ros mansion?

3. Where does Jordan stay after the attack on the family dog?

4. Who does Kyra complain to about the squatters?

5. What does América decide to name the baby?

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