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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Friday, Chapter One - Chapter Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what town does this story take place?
(a) Las Cruces.
(b) Albuquerque.
(c) Cuidad de Tres Hermanas.
(d) Ruidoso

2. What is clear about the angel?
(a) She is much taller than most women.
(b) She does not have wings.
(c) She is stunning.
(d) She is one of the local performers.

3. Officer Armijo steps in during the commotion on the plaza on Friday and and asks for what from the duo?
(a) Their permit money.
(b) Their permit to perform.
(c) Their song list.
(d) Their instruments.

4. As the angel looks at her watch in the beginning of the story, about what does she think?
(a) She needs a new watch.
(b) How late she is running.
(c) What time she should meet the siblings.
(d) Ways that time can be constructed.

5. In the "Friday" section flashback, what does Rufina take that she has found stashed away by her brother?
(a) A bottle of alcohol.
(b) A rope.
(c) Illegal drugs.
(d) Their mother's pain pills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sitting on the couch listening to the confrontation between mother and daughter on Friday?

2. Who is this story about?

3. What happens on Friday when the male tourist, fully entranced by Rufina, attempts to dance with her?

4. As Rufina sings her siren song on Friday, the narrator describes her voluptuous breasts and light skin and Rafa’s darker complexion. Why do they look so different?

5. How long ago did Rufina and Rafa's mother die?

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