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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter Eight begin?
(a) “Look, I really don’t normally talk about this stuff.”
(b) Sierra had never seen so many books.
(c) Uncle Neville screeched to a halt.
(d) The next morning, Sierra crept into Lázaro’s room.

2. As which of the following is Sierra addressed by her catcaller?
(a) Sierra.
(b) Scummy.
(c) Rejectenstein.
(d) Sarcastula.

3. What is the name of Culebra’s lead singer?
(a) Juan.
(b) Gael..
(c) Gordo.
(d) Pulpo.

4. Which of the following keyboard instruments does the band at Club Kalfour feature?
(a) Piano.
(b) Xylophone.
(c) Vibraphone.
(d) Marimba.

5. How does the novel gloss the word “entiendes”?
(a) Feel.
(b) Know.
(c) Understand.
(d) Recognize.

6. With which of the following does Chapter Fifteen begin?
(a) “Run, Sierra!”
(b) Sierra had to peel her eyes away from the swirl of living paint.
(c) “What the hell?”
(d) Later that night, Sierra stood frozen at the foot of Lázaro’s bed.

7. With which of the following does Chapter Sixteen begin?
(a) “Run, Sierra!”
(b) “What the hell?”
(c) Many hands tugged at Sierra’s clothes.
(d) Later that night, Sierra stood frozen at the foot of Lázaro’s bed.

8. Which of the following is the title of a book Sierra sees in the Columbia University library?
(a) History of Buchanan County, Iowa, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches.
(b) The Life and Times of a German Methodist Circuit Rider on the Frontier of Texas.
(c) Debating Uncle Remus: An Anthology of Essays and Stories about the Historic Southern Folktales.
(d) The Establishment of Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur as the Standard Text of English-Language Arthurian Legend.

9. How does Rosa describe Sierra’s hair?
(a) Flat and lifeless.
(b) Bold and beautiful.
(c) Wild and nappy.
(d) Prim and proper.

10. What are the first words Lázaro says in the novel?
(a) “Te amo.”
(b) “Lo siento.”
(c) “Buenas noches.”
(d) “No lo creo.”

11. Which of the Tower’s walls faces the Junklot?
(a) Western.
(b) Northern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Southern.

12. Along which of the following avenues do Sierra and Bennie proceed to the first party of the summer?
(a) Lafayette.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Marcy.
(d) Bedford.

13. With which of the following does Chapter Six begin?
(a) Uncle Neville screeched to a halt.
(b) “¿Qúe pasó?”
(c) “So when popo came around the block, we just laid low.”
(d) Sierra had never seen so many books.

14. Which of the following is noted as Bennie’s given name?
(a) Benjamina.
(b) Benefice.
(c) Benatar.
(d) Bennaldra.

15. Which of the following is included among the photographs Lázaro has in his bedroom?
(a) Vinny.
(b) Robbie.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Manny.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter Twelve begin?

2. Izzy asks Tee never to say which of the following again?

3. Chapter Seventeen begins with which of the following?

4. Whose body do Sierra and Robbie confront outside Club Kalfour?

5. On which day of Sierra’s summer break does the novel begin?

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