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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Officer Armijo buy the Kid Thief?

2. Why had the Sotos come?

3. Regarding the tourist couple on Saturday, of what does the husband tell his wife she reeks?

4. Rafa watches the shadows everyone casts and tries to do what?

5. When Rufina tries to begin her song about Baby on Saturday, she cannot. Why?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Saturday," Chapter Four, the husband and wife tourists have returned. About what do they argue?

2. What does Rufina accuse the angel of pretending to be? How does the reader know she is correct?

3. What did the Explorer do with Rosalinda and her children?

4. Who are the Sotos?

5. What does Officer Armijo do with the Kid Thief after he drops the siblings off at their home?

6. Why does Rufina wake up in a sweat on Saturday morning in Chapter One?

7. What does Rafa do, when Rufina is unable to perform on Saturday?

8. How does "Saturday," Chapter Thirteen, end?

9. How do the two Grandmothers to All react when they notice the pain felt by Rafa, Rufina, Officer Armijo, and the Kid Thief?

10. What is the ride home like for the siblings in Lucio Armijo’s squad car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Explorer is a drunk and is attracted to Rufina, even though he knows it to be wrong. How does this behavior reflect his relationship with his mother? How does his relationship with his mother compare to that of the relationships between Rosalinda and her children?

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of the book, Rufina and Rafa’s mother has recently died, and the two seem to have reverted back to childhood. How do these two deal with the loss of their mother in different ways? How is her loss significant to this story? How does this support the theme of loss?

Essay Topic 3

The angel is a celestial being, yet she is very sympathetic to grief, particularly the grief of Rufina and Rafa. Why might she be this way? What is her special connection with these siblings? How does this affect her actions in the story?

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