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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 give the young man in Chapter 13 after he hears the gun fire?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A watch.
(c) A map of Los Angeles.
(d) A bag of peanuts.

2. Why does Gabriel become angry with Emi in Chapter 3?
(a) Because she teases him.
(b) Because she has another boyfriend.
(c) Because she leaves early.
(d) Because she disagrees with his politics.

3. Why does Manzanar finally accept being interviewed by Gabriel?
(a) Because he thinks he will be paid.
(b) Because he learns to trust Gabriel.
(c) Because Buzzworm sits with them.
(d) Because Emi sits with them.

4. In Chapter 7, what does Arcangel predict?
(a) The gender of unborn babies.
(b) Doom.
(c) Wealth.
(d) The future of politics.

5. What happens when people begin to abandon their cars in Chapter 17?
(a) The police arrest them.
(b) Rioters smash the cars' windows.
(c) Homeless people take over their cars.
(d) They are shot at.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, why does Gabriel remind himself that Emi is a kind person?

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

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

4. How does Rafaela Cortez start each morning?

5. What makes Bobby think of Rafaela's brother in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the accident in Chapter 8 affect the characters of this novel?

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

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

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

5. What does Bobby think about his disagreements with Rafaela before she left for Mexico?

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 13, what is Buzzworm's plan for improving Los Angeles neighborhoods?

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