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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The vigil described by the woman had involved the attendees placing their hands on what object as they say the names of missing family members?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A wall.
(c) A bucket of water.
(d) A curb.

2. Into what part of Manuela's daughters' dresses does their grandmother sew Manuela's phone number?
(a) The yokes.
(b) The linings.
(c) The sleeves.
(d) The collars.

3. The woman muses at one point that what element, when "real and sustained" (82) is hard to achieve within marriage?
(a) Affection.
(b) Respect.
(c) Cooperation.
(d) Generosity.

4. How many daughters does Manuela have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. The man tells the woman one day that his new project will call for him to relocate "more permanently" (20) to what part of the United States?
(a) The northeast.
(b) The southwest.
(c) The northwest.
(d) The midwest.

6. To what kind of establishment does the woman walk the night she ends up in a flirtatious encounter with a stranger?
(a) A bar.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A roller skating rink.
(d) A bowling alley.

7. Whose belief that the road trip is moving too slowly results in a quicker pace from then on?
(a) The man.
(b) The boy.
(c) The woman.
(d) The girl.

8. Toward what state does the family set out at the start of the narrative?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Idaho.
(d) California.

9. How old is the girl upon the narrative's opening?
(a) 5.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

10. When the family reaches a motel modeled after Elvis's persona, which member of the family has enthusiasm that proves to be contagious?
(a) The boy.
(b) The man.
(c) The girl.
(d) The woman.

11. Manuela reports to the woman that her two daughters have disappeared somewhere between two detention centers in what states?
(a) New Mexico and Arizona.
(b) Texas and Arizona.
(c) New Mexico and Texas.
(d) California and Arizona.

12. In what state had the man and the woman first met?
(a) Utah.
(b) Arizona.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

13. Which member of the family at the narrative's center identifies as a "documentarist" (98)?
(a) The woman.
(b) The boy.
(c) The girl.
(d) The man.

14. The woman's story about her parents traveling to India revolves around what object?
(a) A CD player.
(b) A turntable.
(c) A tape player.
(d) A candle.

15. In answer to the boy's query, the woman says that "documenting just means to collect the present for" (102) what?
(a) The future.
(b) Posterity.
(c) Later generations.
(d) The pleasure of organization.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman reflects upon the fact that "it takes clarity of mind and humility of heart" to understand that children can read and understand what text?

2. The family is pulled over for what kind of traffic violation at one point early in their road trip?

3. How are the boy and girl related to the man and the woman with whom they are traveling?

4. What term does a customer at the Dixie Cafe use to refer to the family at the center of the narrative?

5. The woman recalls attending a vigil outside of what kind of establishment a few months before the road trip?

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