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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which part of the Da Ros home remains intact after the fire?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The garage.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) None of it.

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

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

7. What happens as Candidó is walking toward the Italian market?
(a) His daughter is born.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He is almost hit by a car.
(d) A coyote attacks him.

8. 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) Come find her.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Call Delaney.

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

10. Why does Kyra begin to resent the Da Ros mansion?
(a) It is not clear.
(b) No one is buying it.
(c) Her husband likes it more than she does.
(d) She is making mortgage payments on it.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Candidó given by two English-speaking men?

2. Who gets angry when Delaney jokes about the Thanksgiving turkey?

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

4. Where does Candidó build a shelter for his family?

5. Who is Todd Sweet?

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