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

2. What does the young man say happened to him in Chapter 13 when shots were fired?
(a) That his friend was shot.
(b) That he fired the gun accidentally.
(c) That he was hit in the foot.
(d) That the bullets curved around him.

3. In Chapter 13, what does Buzzworm say the first step is to improving neighborhoods?
(a) Having people take pride in their neighborhoods.
(b) Buzzworm isn't sure about the steps to his plan.
(c) Hiring more police officers to patrol neighborhoods.
(d) Helping people earn more money.

4. Why does Gabriel think Manzanar was not born in a World War II camp?
(a) Because Manzanar looks too old.
(b) Gabriel does believe Manzanar was born in the camp.
(c) Because Manzanar knows nothing about Europe.
(d) Because Manzanar looks too young.

5. In Chapter 4, what does Buzzworm say surviving has no room for?
(a) Working too hard.
(b) Drug use.
(c) Bankruptcy.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who does Buzzworm find food for?

2. Why does Gabriel become angry with Emi in Chapter 3?

3. What does Gabriel check at the airport in Chapter 14?

4. How many men are in the sports car during the accident in Chapter 8?

5. What does Rafaela steal from Dona Maria's house in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. Why does Rafaela leave Bobby?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 14, what does Emi learn about the car accident?

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