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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Candidó go to clean himself up after he is beaten in Canoga Park?
(a) The creek in the woods.
(b) The home that they clean every week.
(c) Delaney's camper.
(d) A gas station bathroom.

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 does Jack want Delaney and Kyra to get in his car?
(a) To drive them to Candidó's house.
(b) To show them his new car.
(c) To drive them to the restaurant where his wife is waiting.
(d) To show them the graffiti on the front gate.

4. 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 Mexicans.
(c) To keep out coyotes.
(d) To decrease the noise at night.

5. Which of the following characters has a darkroom?
(a) Delaney.
(b) América.
(c) Jack Cherrystone.
(d) Jack Jardine.

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

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

8. What does América think causes Socorro to be blind?
(a) The tortillas she ate during pregnancy.
(b) The fire that Candidó started in the woods.
(c) América's inability to breastfeed Socorro.
(d) The sexual assault she experienced while pregnant.

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

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

11. How long does América wait for Candidó in Canoga Park?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) Six hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) Two days.

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

13. What does Delaney decide to take with him while escaping from the fire?
(a) A handheld radio.
(b) His knife set.
(c) His journal.
(d) His computer and some books.

14. What does Candidó decide to do with the cat?
(a) Give it to a shelter.
(b) Keep it as a family pet.
(c) Use it to earn some money.
(d) Kill it and cook it for stew.

15. Where does América tell Candidó she wants to move?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Florida.
(c) New York City.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Delaney receive for free at the grocery store?

3. What does Delaney overhear Jack, Jr., saying about Mexican girls?

4. For one of his columns, Delaney decides to write about _______________ and turkey vultures.

5. Who notices first that Socorro may be blind?

(see the answer keys)

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