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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. What is the name of Timo's sister?
(a) Maria.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Amparo.

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

3. What color are the Vet's eyes described as in Chapter 12?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

4. How much money does Lucy give to Timo in Chapter 14?
(a) 200 yuan.
(b) 300 yuan.
(c) 500 yuan.
(d) 100 yuan.

5. What is Sarah's profession?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a prostitute.
(c) She is a baker.
(d) She is a journalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose perspective is the focus of Chapter 17?

2. What words are tattooed on Angel's back?

3. 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?

4. Where does Lucy's sister live?

5. How is the interior of Lucy's home described in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maria's perspective differ from those of the other main characters when she is introduced in Chapter 3?

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

3. How is Angel's character introduced in Chapter 1? What does the author reveal about his character in this chapter?

4. What is the purpose of the author revealing Angel's back-story in Chapter 4?

5. What is the principle setting of The Water Knife? How is this setting described?

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

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

8. How are the events in Chapter 15 significant in terms of Maria's role in the story?

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

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

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