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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. How hot is the heat described as when Maria sits in the cage in Chapter 35?
(a) 115 degrees.
(b) 100 degrees.
(c) 100 degrees.
(d) 120 degrees.

2. What does the word "sicario" translate to in English?
(a) "Mother."
(b) "Assassin."
(c) "Father."
(d) "Sister."

3. How does Maria describe the tattoo on the murderer's hand in Chapter 26?
(a) It was an eagle.
(b) It was a wolf.
(c) It was a butterfly.
(d) It was a snake tail.

4. What happens when Angel goes to pay at the gas station in Chapter 36?
(a) A store alarm goes off.
(b) His card is denied.
(c) A tree falls on the building.
(d) He is arrested.

5. Where does Angel end up after being shot in Chapter 36?
(a) In an abandoned basement.
(b) In a jail cell.
(c) In a swimming pool.
(d) In a cemetery by the river.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Angel compare the Calies to in Taiyang in Chapter 23?

4. Where does Esteban shoot Toomie in Chapter 33?

5. Who does Lucy say funds the television show that Angel is watching in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucy's betrayal of Angel play out in Chapter 36?

2. What is ironic about Angel's relationship with Maria when they first meet in Chapters 22 and 23?

3. How is Angel's character revealed to the reader from Maria's perspective in Chapter 22?

4. How are the themes of danger and violence explored in Chapter 32?

5. Where do Angel and Lucy go in Chapter 28? Why? How is this setting described?

6. What irony can be seen in Angel's conversation with Case in Chapter 31?

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

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

9. What decision does Maria make in Chapter 33? Why?

10. What moral choice does Lucy face in Chapter 34? What is significant about her decision?

(see the answer keys)

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