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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Saturday: Chapters 36 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the man in the black Jaguar end up being able to capture Rafaela?
(a) Because she falls asleep on the bus.
(b) Because she gets too close trying to save Sol.
(c) Because she gives herself over to him.
(d) Because Arcangel hands her over to him.

2. How does Manzanar say he quit his job at the hospital?
(a) He held a public press conference stating his retirement.
(b) He wrote a letter to his boss.
(c) He was fired.
(d) He just walked out and never came back.

3. When Bobby recounts how he met Rafaela in Chapter 12, why does he say he visited her every weekend after meeting her?
(a) He didn't visit her every weekend after they met.
(b) Because he wanted to help her with her education.
(c) Because he thought she was beautiful.
(d) Because her brother paid him to.

4. How does Bobby feel about the wage he earns in the United States?
(a) He is angry that he isn't paid more.
(b) He is worried that he won't have any savings.
(c) He is excited by how generous it is.
(d) He thinks it is acceptable.

5. While on the bus, what does Rafaela ask Arcangel about his job?
(a) If he has ever worked before.
(b) If he is a businessman.
(c) If he is a wrestler.
(d) If he is a poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emi do when the homeless people take over all the newscasts?

2. What does Dona Maria say Hernando does for a living?

3. Why does Arcangel end up moving the bus he was riding on in Chapter 33?

4. In Chapter 25, why does Gabriel think the homeless living in cars on the freeway will be safe from police interference?

5. Why does Gabriel leave work in Chapter 6?

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