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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. Why does the angel pound at the door?
(a) She is not sure the children hear her.
(b) She wants everyone's full attention.
(c) She is worried something is wrong with the children.
(d) She is very angry with them.

2. For how long has Baby been at the home?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

4. What does Rufina reassure Baby?
(a) Baby will be alive soon.
(b) Rufina will give Baby a sibling.
(c) Soon her brother will be gone and the two of them will be a family.
(d) Baby will go to heaven with the angel.

5. When is the only time that Rafa is calm?
(a) When he is traveling or on an island surrounded by water.
(b) When he is performing in the plaza.
(c) When he is near his sister.
(d) When he is with his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are names the Explorer gave those located on the portál of the government building?

2. Every time Baby disappears, what happens?

3. In the "Friday" section flashback, what does Rufina take that she has found stashed away by her brother?

4. Rafa repeats his mother’s name over and over again, like what, to remind himself that he is still alive?

5. Rafa, as he listens to his sister and mother from under the bed on Friday, remembers back to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the Original Enduring Ones described?

2. What is Rufina's plan for saving her brother's life?

3. Describe the angel.

4. How do both Rafa and Rufina feel about the presence of their dead mother, in the beginning of this book?

5. Describe Rufina's and Rafa's performance.

6. How does Rafa describe the nightmarish bath he experienced once with his mother?

7. What does the reader know about the Explorer, based on the "Friday" section of the book?

8. How does Rafa deal with the presence of his dead mother?

9. How does the mother react to Rafa's attention-seeking cigarette runs?

10. How do Rufina and Baby behave towards one another?

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