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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orvil do secretly that he does not want Opal to know about?
(a) Orvil drinks.
(b) Orvil writes poetry.
(c) Orvil takes drugs.
(d) Orvil dresses in regalia and dances.

2. What does Sixto do with Octavio when Octavio comes to visit him after his mother and brother's deaths?
(a) He burns a plant and blows some powder in Octavio's face in a ceremony.
(b) They go to the hospital together.
(c) He asks Octavio to pray with him.
(d) They watch movies.

3. Where does Tony Loneman buy the bullets for the powwow?
(a) Dick's Sporting Goods.
(b) Gander Mountain.
(c) He does not buy them - he steals them.
(d) Walmart.

4. What is Jacquie's daughter's name who died tragically 13 years ago?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Jennifer.

5. What is one thing Calvin talks about when he does Dene's project?
(a) Getting robbed in the parking lot at the powwow.
(b) Using drugs and alcohol.
(c) How much he loves dancing.
(d) How much he loves his mother.

6. What did Bill go to jail for?
(a) Shooting someone.
(b) Stabbing someone in a bar fight.
(c) Committing insurance fraud.
(d) Robbing a liquor store.

7. Which war did Bill serve in?
(a) The War in Afghanistan.
(b) The Iraq War.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) World War II.

8. How does Octavio's father die?
(a) He is killed in a car crash.
(b) He is shot in his own home in a reprisal for a theft his brother and son committed.
(c) He overdoses on drugs.
(d) He has a heart attack.

9. What is Blue's husband's name?
(a) Paul.
(b) Rocky.
(c) Calvin.
(d) Dene.

10. What did Manny used to leave on the table in envelopes for Daniel and his mother?
(a) Instructions.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Kind notes.
(d) Money.

11. What does Daniel do to feel closer to Manny after Manny dies?
(a) Daniel dances in regalia.
(b) Daniel reads Manny's favorite book.
(c) Daniel sings songs they used to love.
(d) Daniel writes Manny emails.

12. What kind of music does Opal like to listen to while she works?
(a) Motown classics.
(b) Rap.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Classic rock.

13. Who does Octavio move in with after his mother and brother's death?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Fina.
(c) Maxine.
(d) Manny.

14. What does Bill think about Edwin?
(a) Bill thinks Edwin is too soft and has been babied by his mother Karen.
(b) Bill thinks Edwin is dangerous.
(c) Bill thinks Edwin is not intelligent.
(d) Bill thinks Edwin is perfect.

15. Who fights with Manny and Daniel's father and removes him from the house?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Manny.
(c) Edwin.
(d) Harvey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas do with the bat that gets trapped in the Indian Center?

2. What does Octavio bring to SIxto's house the first time he sees him after his mother and brother's deaths?

3. What is the problem with Manny and Daniel's father?

4. A quote from which author opens the interlude?

5. What happens to Blue right before she gets to the bus station?

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