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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What starts the fire?
(a) Candidó's match.
(b) Delaney's cigarette.
(c) The narrator doesn't seem to know.
(d) Hot oil from the fire.

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

3. Whose face appears on the camera film set up near the gate?
(a) América's.
(b) Candidó's.
(c) Kyra's.
(d) Jack, Jr.'s.

4. What does América decide to name the baby?
(a) Socorro.
(b) Candida.
(c) Resurrección.
(d) Edna.

5. What is Kit's relationship to Kyra?
(a) Kit is Kyra's mother.
(b) Kit is Kyra's daughter.
(c) Kit is Kyra's cousin.
(d) Kit is Kyra's sister.

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

7. What does Delaney receive for free at the grocery store?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Advice.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A turkey.

8. What holiday do Kyra, Delaney, Jordan, and other residents of Arroyo Blanco Estates celebrate together?
(a) Easter Sunday.
(b) Independence Day.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

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

11. Why does Kyra pull off the side of the road?
(a) The rain is coming down heavily.
(b) She thinks she has a flat tire.
(c) She sees Delaney walking on the curb.
(d) She is having a panic attack.

12. 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.

13. Where does Jordan stay after the attack on the family dog?
(a) His grandmother's house.
(b) In his closet.
(c) Under his parents' bed.
(d) Delaney's apartment.

14. Who does Delaney ultimately discover has been spray-painting the gate?
(a) Jack, Jr. and his friend.
(b) Candidó and América.
(c) Jack Cherrystone and his wife.
(d) Kyra and Jordan.

15. What does Kyra give as her main reason for supporting the construction of a stone wall?
(a) To ban neighborhood children from escaping at night.
(b) To keep out coyotes.
(c) To keep out Mexicans.
(d) To decrease the noise at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kyra find in her purse?

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

3. How long does América wait for Candidó in Canoga Park?

4. Which of the following homes is burned in the fire?

5. Which of the following characters has a darkroom?

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