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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Anna's husband?
(a) Michael.
(b) Arvind.
(c) Andy.
(d) Vikram.

2. Lucy relates in Chapter 14 that Ratan was sent to Phoenix to serve as chief hydrologist on what project?
(a) The Verde Aquifer project.
(b) The NWAS Project.
(c) The Scarlet Letter project.
(d) The Phoenix Rising project.

3. What is the name of Catherine Case's daughter?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Marsha.
(c) Paige.
(d) Angela.

4. Where is Maria hiding in Chapter 20?
(a) In the closet.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) In the attic.
(d) Behind a dresser.

5. What does the narrator translate "Yuan Da Ji Tuan" as in Chapter 4?
(a) The Phoenix Water Board.
(b) The Broad Group.
(c) The Happy Dancer.
(d) The Hyatt Hotel.

6. How much is the water at the Red Cross/China Friendship water pump in Chapter 3?
(a) $6.95/liter.
(b) $10.50/liter.
(c) $5.30/liter.
(d) $2.95/liter.

7. What does Julio call the headquarters for the California water knives in Chapter 11?
(a) Ibis.
(b) CAL.
(c) SVA.
(d) Vulture.

8. Where is the smoky wind blowing in from when Maria goes out to sell water in Chapter 6?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

9. What does Lucy share with a bartender in the back alley of Apocalypse Now! in Chapter 14?
(a) An electronic hash cigarette.
(b) A martini.
(c) A flask of whiskey.
(d) A cigarette.

10. What does "CAP" refer to in the novel?
(a) The Central America Project.
(b) The Central Arizona Project.
(c) The Central Amazon Project.
(d) The Creative Application of Plantlife.

11. What is Charles Braxton's profession?
(a) He is a banker.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a butcher.
(d) He is a professional baseball player.

12. Who is the female "guardie" that straps Angel in on the helicopter in Chapter 1?
(a) Gupta.
(b) Maria.
(c) Paul.
(d) Jack.

13. What color hair does Catherine Case have?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Gray.
(d) Blonde.

14. What are the residents of Phoenix called in the novel?
(a) Lifers.
(b) Zoners.
(c) Calis.
(d) Fivers.

15. What does the "SNWA" stand for in the novel?
(a) The Seattle North-West Agenda.
(b) The Southwest Non-operating Water Accreditation.
(c) The Sundays No Water Arrangement.
(d) The Southern Nevada Water Authority.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the photographer that often works with Lucy on stories?

2. What is the area called in Phoenix which "had been Phoenix's attempt to build a Las Vegas south of the river," according to the narrator in Chapter 14?

3. What is the name of Timo's sister?

4. What is Ratan's first name?

5. Where is Sarah from?

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