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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of animals does the Vet keep as pets?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Alligators.
(c) Cheetahs.
(d) Hyenas.

4. What does the billboard say above the Chamber of Commerce in Chapter 13?
(a) "Another Day, Another Dollar."
(b) "Water Counts."
(c) "Welcome to Phoenix."
(d) "Phoenix Rising."

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

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

7. Where does Lucy's sister live?
(a) Seattle.
(b) New York.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Vermont.

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

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

10. Where are the refugees from that are murdered relentlessly in the novel?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Texas.
(c) Maine.
(d) Louisiana.

11. What is "da dong" translated as in Chapter 14?
(a) "Massage."
(b) "Library."
(c) "Doughnut."
(d) "Hit the hole."

12. What does the bartender cite as the motto for the company called Ibis in Chapter 14?
(a) "Less Water, More Oil."
(b) "Phoenix Rising."
(c) "Tomorrow's a New Day."
(d) "Fracking for the Future."

13. Where is Lucy from?
(a) New York.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Connecticut.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the cop that Lucy remembers talking to her when she reported on her first body in Chapter 5?

3. How is Lucy's dog described in Chapter 16?

4. What are the residents of Phoenix called in the novel?

5. What kind of car does Angel drive?

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