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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 40, how does Bobby answer Xiayue's questions about America?
(a) He says they are silly questions.
(b) He says they are all exaggerations.
(c) He says he doesn't really know anything about America.
(d) He says she will love America.

2. Why does Emi tell Buzzworm she go involved with Gabriel?
(a) Because he is beautiful.
(b) Because he is rich.
(c) Because he is romantic.
(d) Because he is serious.

3. How does Bobby pay the Mexican traffickers?
(a) With a credit card.
(b) With cash.
(c) With a check.
(d) With counterfeit money.

4. In Chapter 39, how does Gabriel get home from the airport?
(a) He hitches a ride.
(b) He walks.
(c) He takes the bus.
(d) He rents a car.

5. In Chapter 40, how long does Bobby think it will take him to get to the wrestling match?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) One hour.
(c) Half a day.
(d) One day.

6. Why is Gabriel unable to track the smuggled oranges?
(a) Because the paperwork has been made private.
(b) Because the paperwork has been falsified.
(c) Because the paperwork has been destroyed.
(d) Because the Gabriel lost the paperwork.

7. In Chapter 25, why does Gabriel think the homeless living in cars on the freeway will be safe from police interference?
(a) Because Gabriel will protect them.
(b) Because the police are afraid of the homeless.
(c) Because the police are busy.
(d) Because they aren't breaking any laws.

8. What does Rodriguez say lead to his son's death?
(a) Illegral drug trade.
(b) A violent woman.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) Industrial accident.

9. What does Emi do when she realizes she is dying?
(a) She writes a note to Gabriel.
(b) She wants to call into work.
(c) She tries to make jokes.
(d) She tells Buzzworm where all her files are.

10. Who does Gabriel call to learn Corazon Juarez's first name?
(a) Buzzworm.
(b) A police officer.
(c) His managing editor.
(d) A travel agency.

11. In Chapter 44, why are helicopters flying over the freeway?
(a) To rescue the trapped people.
(b) To record the news.
(c) To shoot at the vehicles.
(d) To put out fires.

12. In Chapter 24, what does Rafaela say made her start acting weird?
(a) The missing orange.
(b) Sol's energy.
(c) Bobby's letter.
(d) Dona Maria's cooler.

13. At the end of Chapter 25, why does Gabriel decide to go to Mexico?
(a) Only to check on Rafaela.
(b) Only to take care of work.
(c) He doesn't decide to go to Mexico.
(d) For work and to check on Rafaela.

14. In Chapter 23, how long does Arcangel tell Rodriguez he has been traveling?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) One thousand years.
(d) Five hundred years.

15. Why does Gabriel call Bobby in Chapter 26?
(a) To conduct an interview.
(b) To verify a source.
(c) To talk about Rafaela.
(d) To ask for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person Emi tells about Manzanar being her grandfather?

2. What happens when news breaks about cocaine in oranges in Chapter 22?

3. How old does Arcangel say he is to the United States Customs officials?

4. What does Rafaela do when she first sees Bobby in Chapter 45?

5. What does Rafaela do with the box she takes from Gabriel's in Chapter 24?

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