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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. What does Buzzworm say he is a veteran of?
(a) The streets.
(b) War.
(c) Romance.
(d) The newspaper.

2. What does Rafaela ask Rodriguez about crabs in Chapter 10?
(a) If they are a sign.
(b) If they are missing.
(c) If they are strange.
(d) If they taste good.

3. When does Gabriel call Buzzworm in Chapter 6?
(a) After leaving work.
(b) Before submitting a story for review.
(c) After talking with Emi on the phone.
(d) Before he goes to bed.

4. Why does Arcangel have a difficult time in the restaurant in Chapter 21?
(a) He finds the chairs to be uncomfortable.
(b) He has to convince the chef to cook something for him.
(c) He is seated too close to the door and is nervous.
(d) He has to find enough money to pay his bill.

5. What does Gabriel check at the airport in Chapter 14?
(a) Prices of tickets.
(b) Available tickets.
(c) Flight times.
(d) For missing luggage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rafaela Cortez start each morning?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Buzzworm say surviving has no room for?

3. What does the young man say happened to him in Chapter 13 when shots were fired?

4. Why does Buzzworm wear several watches?

5. In Chapter 15, why is the 12 year old girl left be herself in Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gabriel spend time near Mazatlan, Mexico in Chapter 1?

2. How does Gabriel feel while going out to eat with Emi in Chapter 20?

3. In Chapter 1, how is Rafaela's life in Mexico described?

4. What does Manzanar do as he watches the second fire in Chapter 19?

5. What does Buzzworm do with his watches in Chapter 4?

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

7. What does Arcangel do when he sees a broken down truck holding up traffic in Chapter 11?

8. In Chapter 16, what raises Buzzworm's suspicion about the deaths of his friends?

9. Why does Rafaela steal from Dona Maria in Chapter 18?

10. In Chapter 7, what does Arcangel say about his past?

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