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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. Whom does Angel presume to be Lucy's abductor after hearing about the tattoo in Chapter 26?
(a) Julio.
(b) Ratan.
(c) Ray Torres.
(d) Catherine Case.

2. How does Angel say he got the grate open as he and Maria escape in Chapter 24?
(a) He used his access card.
(b) He shot it.
(c) He used a key.
(d) He used a standard password.

3. What surrounds the Santa Muerte shrine in the Vet's home in Chapter 33?
(a) Candles and incense.
(b) Empty wine bottles.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Empty tequila bottles.

4. Where does Catherine Case say that all the water from the hit Dams in Colorado is heading now in Chapter 31?
(a) Lake Powell and Glenn Canyon.
(b) Lake Mead and Lake Susan.
(c) Lake Shasta and the Shasta Valley.
(d) Lake Tahoe and the Blue Reservoir.

5. Where does the man tell Lucy to bring Angel the following day in Chapter 34?
(a) A church near the Plaza.
(b) A rest area near Highway 66.
(c) The CAP reservoir.
(d) A service station by a Merry Perry tent.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom are the Pima people descended, according to Lucy in Chapter 27?

2. Who does the man at the bar threaten to hurt if Lucy doesn't comply and hand over Angel in Chapter 34?

3. What physical feature is noted about Angel's appearance in the novel?

4. Where does Angel get shot when he's rescuing Lucy in Chapter 27?

5. Which dam came down second in Colorado?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has the perspective changed in Chapter 37? Why is this significant?

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

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

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

8. Why does Maria free the Vet's wild animals in Chapter 38?

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

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

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