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

2. What does Gabriel write for a living?
(a) Weather reports.
(b) International news.
(c) News commentary.
(d) Local news.

3. In Chapter 10, what upsets Rodriguez about the eggs?
(a) They are all missing.
(b) There are fewer than usual.
(c) They are all cracked.
(d) They all have two yolks.

4. How does Rafaela Cortez start each morning?
(a) By waking up her children.
(b) By drinking a cup of coffee.
(c) By sweeping the house.
(d) By doing loads of laundry.

5. What does Buzzworm try to buy from the market in Chapter 13?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Road maps.
(c) Novels.
(d) Bananas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Buzzworm hand out business cards on the street?

2. What does Buzzworm say he is a veteran of?

3. How does Bobby try to quit smoking?

4. Why does Emi leave Gabriel during their lunch in Chapter 3?

5. How does Bobby react when he is robbed in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens during Gabriel's date with Emi in Chapter 3?

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

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

5. In Chapter 5, how is Manzanar Mukakami introduced?

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

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

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

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

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

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