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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 was Angel in Mexico when he encountered a killer face-to-face?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Guadalajara.
(c) Monterrey.
(d) Merida.

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

3. The narrator says in Chapter 26, "Catherine Case saw the world in terms of" what?
(a) "Danger."
(b) "What she could get from it."
(c) "A chess game."
(d) "A mosaic."

4. What is the name of the guy Julio killed other than Jamie?
(a) Walters.
(b) Guevara.
(c) Vosovich.
(d) Richards.

5. On what river were the dams destroyed, according to the news stories in Chapter 23?
(a) The Trinity River.
(b) The Klamath River.
(c) The Gunnison River.
(d) The Hyde River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the man tell Lucy to bring Angel the following day in Chapter 34?

2. What prison experiment does Lucy describe in Chapter 34?

3. How does Angel get past the worker as he and Maria escape through the tunnels in Chapter 24?

4. How does Angel say he got the grate open as he and Maria escape in Chapter 24?

5. Which of the dams were the first to come down in Colorado?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is significant about the allusions to Relic Jones in Chapter 34?

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

10. How is the theme of perspective explored in Chapter 32?

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