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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Arcangel say he is to the United States Customs officials?
(a) Five years old.
(b) He refuses to say.
(c) Fifty years old.
(d) Five-hundred years old.

2. What does Arcangel give Rafaela when she asks him to take care of Sol if something should happen to her?
(a) A poster.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A book.
(d) A knife.

3. In Chapter 23, how long does Arcangel agree to work for Rodriguez?
(a) One day.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) He won't say how long.

4. Where does Emi say she is going as she dies?
(a) The long sleep.
(b) The last road.
(c) The big sleep.
(d) The best road.

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

6. What does Rafaela do with the box she takes from Gabriel's in Chapter 24?
(a) She gives it to a homeless man.
(b) She burns it.
(c) She mails it.
(d) She puts her belongings in it.

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

8. Why does Arcangel no longer move the bus in Chapter 36?
(a) Because he is tired.
(b) Because the crowd pushes it.
(c) Because the bus is where he wants it to be.
(d) Arcangel never moved the bus.

9. Who is the first person Emi tells about Manzanar being her grandfather?
(a) Buzzworm.
(b) Rafaela.
(c) Her cameraman.
(d) Gabriel.

10. Why does Gabriel send Bobby a fax in Chapter 40?
(a) To help him forge documents.
(b) To help him find Sol.
(c) To tell him about Rafaela.
(d) To have him confirm facts about his story.

11. When Manzanar hears the gun shots in Chapter 42, who does he assume fired a gun?
(a) The local police.
(b) The military.
(c) Buzzworm.
(d) The homeless.

12. Why does Buzzworm criticize Emi during their interview in Chapter 29?
(a) He thinks Emi isn't paying attention to him.
(b) He thinks Emi is unprofessional.
(c) He thinks Emi is delaying her interview with Manzanar.
(d) He thinks Emi is cutting their interview short.

13. What happens after Emi learns she must film her news in order to accommodate returning commercial breaks?
(a) Buzzworm yells at her boss.
(b) She sees a third fire break out.
(c) Buzzworm takes her microphone.
(d) She questions her boss' judement on air.

14. How does Bobby react when he sees Rafaela in Chapter 45?
(a) He sighs.
(b) He cries.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He ignores her.

15. What names does Arcangel give the United States Customs officials?
(a) Luke Harvard.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) George Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Bobby and Rafaela stand when they reunite in Chapter 45?

2. How much does Bobby pay the traffickers after negotiating with them?

3. In Chapter 32, how does Gabriel receive a list of all the people in Mazatlan who have gone missing?

4. In Chapter 31, who does Buzzworm tell Emi will likely attack?

5. In Chapter 40, how long does Bobby think it will take him to get to the wrestling match?

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