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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the man with a ponytail charge Candidó for staying in a room for two nights?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Nothing.

2. What is the subject of one of Delaney's columns?
(a) Marine life.
(b) Overnight camping.
(c) Rare insects.
(d) Birds of the northeast.

3. What is Delaney hiding in his pocket during the community gathering?
(a) His dog's foreleg.
(b) A clump of hair.
(c) The phone number for a Mexican.
(d) A pistol.

4. Who or what reportedly attacks Sunny DiMandia?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Mexicans.
(c) Kyra.
(d) Delaney's dog.

5. What jerks Delaney out of his flashback?
(a) His wife crying for help from the swimming pool.
(b) The food on the grill burning.
(c) A sudden thunderstorm.
(d) A coyote capturing the family dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Candidó buy for himself with some of his earnings?

2. What does the man in the parking lot do to Candidó?

3. Where does Candidó decide to look for work after the labor exchange has been torn down?

4. Who does Candidó think América resembles?

5. What is Delaney Mossbacher's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Delaney's response to Kyra's report that she called the police about the group of Mexicans outside the convenience store?

2. How does Kyra come to decide that the 'real' money is in developing rather than in real estate?

3. What does Candidó do after he is replaced by a legal immigrant on Lopez's crew?

4. Describe the circumstances in which Delaney meets Dominick Flood.

5. Describe Candidó's and América's escape from the fire in the canyon.

6. What do Delaney and Jack Jardine argue about at the supermarket?

7. Describe América's experience looking for work at the labor exchange.

8. Describe the first interaction between Delaney and Candidó.

9. Describe the relationships between Delaney, Kyra, and Jordan.

10. What helps América emerge from her depression?

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