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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. While riding the bus in Chapter 30, what does Rafaela note as being strange?
(a) The scenery does not change.
(b) She can't find her wallet.
(c) The people all seem familiar.
(d) She is no longer afraid.

2. In Chapter 44, why are helicopters flying over the freeway?
(a) To put out fires.
(b) To shoot at the vehicles.
(c) To record the news.
(d) To rescue the trapped people.

3. After the man in the black Jaguar attacks Rafaela, what does she see?
(a) That the police have arrested him.
(b) That she is back in the United States.
(c) That a crowd has formed.
(d) That she has cut off his ear.

4. In Chapter 34, why is Bobby confident he can get Xiayue across the United States border?
(a) He thinks she will pass as his daughter.
(b) He isn't confident he can cross the border.
(c) He has money to pay them off.
(d) He knows the customs officials.

5. When Gabriel is in Mexico in Chapter 32, how does he know where to go?
(a) He doesn't know where to go; he just wanders.
(b) Rafaela left him detailed directions.
(c) Emi sends him updates with new directions.
(d) He receives directions from a stranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gabriel send faxes to the paper in Chapter 43?

2. What does Rafaela do with the box she takes from Gabriel's in Chapter 24?

3. What does Arcangel give Rafaela when she asks him to take care of Sol if something should happen to her?

4. In Chapter 25, why does Gabriel think the homeless living in cars on the freeway will be safe from police interference?

5. In Chapter 36, why are the people around Arcangel amazed with his orange?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Rafaela calls Gabriel after mailing him the cooler from Dona Maria's?

2. What does Bobby think is strange as he drives north with Xiayue into Los Angeles?

3. What happens after the gun is fired in Chapter 42?

4. What does Buzzworm do once he has possession of the cooler Rafaela mailed?

5. What does the situation on the freeway remind Manzanar of in Chapter 28?

6. How does Gabriel feel about the use of technology in his news reporting?

7. Why does Rafaela visit Gabriel's house, after leaving Dona Maria's, in Chapter 24?

8. What happens when Arcangel gives up moving the bus in Chapter 36?

9. What do Buzzworm and Emi do before Emi dies?

10. What prediction does Manzanar make in Chapter 35 about the Los Angeles sporting events?

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