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

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

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

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

5. Where is Lucy meeting with the Chinese engineer in Chapter 19?
(a) Cafe Ole.
(b) Saguaro Coffee.
(c) The Four Seasons.
(d) The Hilton 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ratan's room number at the Taiyang?

2. In the opening of Chapter 1, the narrator says, "There are stories in" what?

3. What are the names of Lucy's sister's children?

4. What color are the Vet's eyes described as in Chapter 12?

5. Who was killed by the Vet's pets when Sarah attended a party at his compound?

Short Essay Questions

1. What character transformation begins to occur in Chapter 11?

2. How is the narrative of The Water Knife related?

3. What is established through the exchange between Lucy and Angel in Chapter 16?

4. What is significant about the phone call between Angel and Case in Chapter 7?

5. What observations does Lucy make of Maria and Sarah in Chapter 14?

6. In Chapters 17 through 20, the three main characters finally come into direct contact with one another. How does this impact the narrative?

7. How is the theme of choices illustrated in Chapter 8?

8. What is illustrated for the reader in the first encounter between Lucy and Maria in Chapter 14?

9. What is revealed through the change in the narrative's focus in Chapter 11?

10. What is the inciting event that sets the narrative into motion?

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