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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 happens when news breaks about cocaine in oranges in Chapter 22?
(a) People stop buying oranges.
(b) People begin to buy more oranges.
(c) Gabriel asks to interview Buzzworm.
(d) Orange farmers try to prove their innocence.

2. In Chapter 40, how does Bobby answer Xiayue's questions about America?
(a) He says they are silly questions.
(b) He says she will love America.
(c) He says they are all exaggerations.
(d) He says he doesn't really know anything about America.

3. After Rafaela mails the cooler and calls Gabriel, what does Gabriel worry most about?
(a) The use of his oranges in Mexico.
(b) The safety of his property in Mexico.
(c) Rafaela's political involvement.
(d) Rafaela's connection to drug smuggling.

4. Who does Gabriel call to learn Corazon Juarez's first name?
(a) Buzzworm.
(b) His managing editor.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A travel agency.

5. In Chapter 25, why doesn't Gabriel go to Mexico when Rafaela calls him?
(a) He's too busy with work.
(b) He can't afford to travel.
(c) He doesn't think it's important.
(d) He's too angry with Rafaela to go there.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Buzzworm end up throwing the cooler?

3. Who is the first person Emi tells about Manzanar being her grandfather?

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

5. In Chapter 23, why does Rodriguez hire Arcangel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is "What's the Buzz?"

7. What happens when Gabriel goes to Mazatlan in Chapter 32?

8. In Chapter 27, what does Gabriel ask of Emi while he is away in Mexico?

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

10. How does Rafaela protect herself from the man in the black Jaguar?

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