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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who left Lucy and Sarah a suitcase of clothes before going north?
(a) Ray Torres.
(b) Tammy Bayless.
(c) Toomie.
(d) Catherine Case.

2. What character is the central focus in Chapter 18?
(a) Tammy.
(b) Angel.
(c) Maria.
(d) Lucy.

3. What is Julio's last name?
(a) Guzman.
(b) Ricardo.
(c) Hernandez.
(d) Rodriguez.

4. What words are tattooed on Angel's back?
(a) "La Santa Muerte."
(b) "Madre Mia."
(c) "Dios Salve al Rey."
(d) "Angelito Mio."

5. What is Ratan's room number at the Taiyang?
(a) 12-1-20.
(b) 914.
(c) 5-13-23.
(d) 5-11-10.

6. In the opening of Chapter 1, the narrator says, "There are stories in" what?
(a) "Tears."
(b) "Rocks."
(c) "Rivers."
(d) "Sweat."

7. Where was Lucy's friend's murdered body discovered?
(a) Inside a movie theater.
(b) Outside the YMCA.
(c) Outside the Hilton 6.
(d) At the state capital.

8. Who is the Phoenix Water lawyer that Lucy's written several articles about in Chapter 13?
(a) Dona Arroyo.
(b) Michael Ratan.
(c) Ray Torres.
(d) James Sanderson.

9. What are the names of Lucy's sister's children?
(a) Stacie and Ant.
(b) Sarah and Marie.
(c) James and Bessie.
(d) Anna and Paul.

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

11. Who is Lucy's friend that has been found murdered in Chapter 2?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Mark.
(c) Joey.
(d) Jamie.

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

13. What are the water knives from California called in the novel?
(a) Zoners.
(b) Socals.
(c) Calies.
(d) Fivers.

14. What drug does Sarah give to Maria in Chapter 15?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Meth.
(c) Bubble.
(d) Hash.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the refugees from that are murdered relentlessly in the novel?

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 color hair does Catherine Case have?

4. What does "CAP" refer to in the novel?

5. What is the drug referred to repeatedly in the novel called?

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