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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 does Angel do with his cell phone after calling Catherine Case in Chapter 31?
(a) He gives it to Lucy.
(b) He sells it.
(c) He crushes it.
(d) He drops it in a mailbox.

2. What does Lucy claim to be getting in the gas station in Chapter 36?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) A Coca-Cola.
(c) A beer.
(d) A bottle of juice.

3. The narrator says of Lucy's captors in Chapter 24, "The most terrifying thing about the men was" what?
(a) "How secreteive they were."
(b) "How businesslike they were."
(c) "How brutal they were."
(d) "How silent they were."

4. Where does Catherine Case say she is when she talks on the phone with Angel in Chapter 31?
(a) Her father's funeral.
(b) The Academy Awards.
(c) The Cypress Five launch party.
(d) The Pulitzer Prize Ceremony.

5. What television show is Angel watching in Chapter 34?
(a) Undaunted.
(b) M.A.S.H.
(c) Saturday Night Live.
(d) The Lone Ranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was written on the knuckles of the man who held a gun to Angel in Mexico?

2. Who brings Maria food and water in Chapter 35?

3. What does the word "sicario" translate to in English?

4. Which of the dams in Colorado was hit third?

5. What does Angel drop into his friend's Santa Muerte shrine in the end of Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. What irony can be seen in the relationship between Angel and Maria in Chapter 26?

2. How does Maria respond to the different circumstances she faces in Chapter 25?

3. How is the theme of power explored in Chapter 35?

4. How does the narrative perspective change in Chapter 23?

5. How have the changes in Lucy's circumstances impacted her role in the novel in Chapter 21?

6. What is revealed through Maria's observation of Angel's concern for Lucy in Chapter 22?

7. What symbolism can be seen in Angel's conversation with Case in Chapter 31?

8. How are the characters of Angel and Toomie contrasted against one another in Chapter 29?

9. How does Maria's concern regarding the water rights differ from those of the other main characters in Chapter 23?

10. How does Maria manage to escape the Vet's compound in Chapter 38?

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