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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 32, how does Gabriel receive a list of all the people in Mazatlan who have gone missing?
(a) A stranger hands him a stack of computer disks.
(b) Emi faxes him the list.
(c) He finds a list in his mailbox.
(d) He finds a stack of papers under Gabriel's couch.

2. 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 delaying her interview with Manzanar.
(c) He thinks Emi is unprofessional.
(d) He thinks Emi is cutting their interview short.

3. What does Rafaela do when she first sees Bobby in Chapter 45?
(a) She tries to hide.
(b) She hugs him.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She falls.

4. After showing Manzanar the cooler, what does Buzzworm consider doing with it?
(a) Giving it to a politician.
(b) Mailing it back to Mexico.
(c) Burning it.
(d) Taking it to the police.

5. What do the homeless people form after moving in to the cars on the freeway?
(a) A choir.
(b) A government.
(c) A militia.
(d) A school.

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

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

8. 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 knife.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A book.

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

10. Where does Emi sunbathe in Chapter 41?
(a) To the side of the freeway.
(b) On top of the news van.
(c) On a beach.
(d) On an overpass.

11. Why does Gabriel send faxes to the paper in Chapter 43?
(a) To advertise the wrestling match.
(b) To warn them about Dona Maria's son.
(c) To give them his notes.
(d) To help Bobby.

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

13. How does Manzanar feel about his first interview with Gabriel?
(a) He disapproves of it.
(b) He thinks it is a joke.
(c) He is ashamed by it.
(d) He approves of it.

14. In Chapter 32, what happens when Gabriel visits Mazatlan?
(a) No one has seen Rafaela.
(b) His orange tree is gone.
(c) Someone has broken into his house.
(d) Rafaela's door is open, but no one is home.

15. What happens when news breaks about cocaine in oranges in Chapter 22?
(a) People stop buying oranges.
(b) People begin to buy more oranges.
(c) Orange farmers try to prove their innocence.
(d) Gabriel asks to interview Buzzworm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Gabriel call to learn Corazon Juarez's first name?

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

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

5. Who does Gabriel contact when he realizes he can't track the smuggled oranges?

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