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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 pulls over to the curb.
(b) He yells obscenities at Candidó before he drives away.
(c) He speeds up and tries to hit him.
(d) He gets out of his car and assaults him.

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

3. 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) Delaney makes a sudden stop and she rear-ends him.
(d) She has been drinking.

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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Where do Kit, Kyra, and Delaney go after they hear that a fire has broken out?
(a) To the beach.
(b) Home to check on Jordan.
(c) To the basement.
(d) To the canyon.

8. What is Candidó given by two English-speaking men?
(a) A crib for the baby.
(b) A car.
(c) A house.
(d) A turkey.

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

10. What does Delaney overhear Jack, Jr., saying about Mexican girls?
(a) They can cook very well.
(b) They gain ten pounds a year after age sixteen.
(c) Most of them are really smart.
(d) They are generally conservative.

11. What change does Candidó notice in América since their return from Canoga Park?
(a) She is more motivated to tend to housekeeping duties.
(b) She becomes depressed.
(c) She seems to enjoy spending time with him.
(d) She becomes obsessed with bathing.

12. Why doesn't Delaney commit to openly opposing the wall?
(a) He is the chairman of the property owner's association.
(b) His job depends on supporting its construction.
(c) He is afraid of what Kyra will say or do.
(d) He secretly believes the wall would be a positive change.

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

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

15. What does Kyra find in her purse?
(a) Dominick Flood's ankle bracelet.
(b) A picture and a note from América.
(c) A wad of money from Candidó.
(d) Keys to her new home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has América eaten instead of protein?

2. Who notes that Delaney's column has made several people angry?

3. What has happened to Candidó to delay his arrival at Canoga Park?

4. What does Delaney decide to take with him while escaping from the fire?

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

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