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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. How does Emi's network feel about airing footage of Buzzworm?
(a) They don't care.
(b) They are nervous about it.
(c) They love it.
(d) They hate it.

2. Why does Arcangel no longer move the bus in Chapter 36?
(a) Because the bus is where he wants it to be.
(b) Arcangel never moved the bus.
(c) Because he is tired.
(d) Because the crowd pushes it.

3. Why doesn't Gabriel want Emi to open the package from Rafaela?
(a) He wants to be there when it is opened.
(b) He fears it contains body parts.
(c) He fears it contains drugs.
(d) He fears it will reveal his past.

4. When Manzanar hears the gun shots in Chapter 42, who does he assume fired a gun?
(a) The military.
(b) The homeless.
(c) The local police.
(d) Buzzworm.

5. What do the homeless people form after moving in to the cars on the freeway?
(a) A militia.
(b) A school.
(c) A choir.
(d) A government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Buzzworm criticize Emi during their interview in Chapter 29?

2. In Chapter 40, how does Bobby answer Xiayue's questions about America?

3. In Chapter 41, what does Buzzworm do when he hears gunfire?

4. Why does Emi tell Buzzworm she go involved with Gabriel?

5. Why does Gabriel send Bobby a fax in Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. While crossing the border into the United States, what do Xiayue's questions remind Bobby of?

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

5. How do Gabriel and Emi's attitudes toward the news differ in Chapters 26 and 27?

6. In Chapter 39, how does Rafaela help Gabriel try to find Sol?

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

8. Why doesn't Rafaela tell Gabriel about the people harvesting human organs in Chapter 24?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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