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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bobby get his passport from in order to move to the United Stated?
(a) A church.
(b) A lawyer in Japan.
(c) A man on the street.
(d) A refugee camp.

2. Where is Rafaela's father from?
(a) The United States.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Canada.
(d) South America.

3. What does Rafaela steal from Dona Maria's house in Chapter 18?
(a) A cooler.
(b) A bottle of milk.
(c) A stack of money.
(d) A cell phone.

4. In Chapter 4, who does Buzzworm find food for?
(a) A child.
(b) Traveling singers.
(c) The homeless.
(d) A group of nuns.

5. In Chapter 12, how does Bobby describe his disagreements with Rafaela?
(a) Harmless.
(b) Political.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Personal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what happens on the freeway near the accident site?

2. What does Emi do when the woman near her tries to start an argument about cultural diversity in Chapter 20?

3. In Chapter 6, why doesn't Gabriel tease the editor he is testing?

4. How does Buzzworm describe Los Angeles when he looks at a map of the city in Chapter 13?

5. In Chapter 12, why is Bobby told to go to Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Bobby meets with the traffickers in Chapter 15?

2. How do the characters react to the appearance of crabs in Chapter 10?

3. Why does Gabriel say things haven't seem right in Chapter 9?

4. Why does Rafaela leave Bobby?

5. What happens when Emi brings up cultural diversity in Chapter 20?

6. What history of Gabriel's work is given in Chapter 6?

7. What does Gabriel say he will do if he wins the Pulitzer Prize?

8. In Chapter 7, why does the crowd of people distrust Arcangel?

9. After leaving the restaurant in Chapter 21, what new part of his identity does Arcangel reveal?

10. How does Buzzworm describe the work he does?

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