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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the bills Candidó is saving?
(a) Someone mugged Candidó and stole his wallet.
(b) He lost them in the river when he fell in.
(c) Someone stole it while Candidó was sleeping.
(d) It burned in the fire.

2. Who gets angry when Delaney jokes about the Thanksgiving turkey?
(a) Kyra.
(b) Kit.
(c) América.
(d) Jack Jardine.

3. Which of the following does Candidó not take from homes in Arroyo Blanco Estates?
(a) Dog food.
(b) Tools.
(c) Birdhouses.
(d) Seeds.

4. What is Kyra's relationship to Darlene?
(a) They join the same yoga class.
(b) Darlene is Kyra's mother.
(c) They both work at the same office.
(d) They are sisters.

5. Which characters are carried away by the water down the hillside?
(a) Jack, Jr., Dominick Flood, and Delaney.
(b) Delaney, Kyra, and Jordan.
(c) Candidó, América, and Socorro.
(d) Delaney, Candidó, and Jack Jardine.

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

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

8. What animal does Candidó tell América they are eating?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Deer.
(d) Ostrich.

9. Why is América angry with Candidó after he decides to return from Canoga Park to their old campsite?
(a) He has failed to provide food for the family.
(b) He spent all their money.
(c) He slept with another woman.
(d) He falls asleep while driving.

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

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

12. Why do Delaney and Kyra go out walking together?
(a) To share important things about their day.
(b) To patrol the area for Mexicans.
(c) To share cookies with the neighbors.
(d) To search for Dame Edna.

13. What is Darlene supposed to do if Kyra does not call her within fifteen minutes of arriving at the Da Ros place?
(a) Come find her.
(b) Call 911.
(c) Call Delaney.
(d) Nothing.

14. Why is the newborn baby not considered a citizen of the United States?
(a) The baby was born just across the border in Mexico.
(b) There is no birth certificate.
(c) The staff at the hospital refused to grant the baby citizenship.
(d) The baby's parents are both American.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Delaney, Kit, and Kyra attend a party at whose home?

2. Which part of the Da Ros home remains intact after the fire?

3. Where do Kit, Kyra, and Delaney go after they hear that a fire has broken out?

4. Why does Kyra pull off the side of the road?

5. What starts the fire?

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