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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About which of the following does Sierra confide her doubts to Bennie?
(a) Her butt.
(b) Her belly.
(c) Her thighs.
(d) Her calves.

2. Which of the following is the first to be named in the dedication?
(a) Patrice.
(b) Jair.
(c) Emani.
(d) Darrell.

3. Which of the following is the name of Sierra’s neighbor’s cat?
(a) Rodrigo.
(b) Frank.
(c) Arturo.
(d) Felix.

4. Which of the following types of tree is noted as present at the first party of the summer?
(a) Apple.
(b) Papaya.
(c) Tulip.
(d) Mango.

5. Which of the following catcalls Sierra?
(a) Little Jerome.
(b) Little Ricky.
(c) Little Einstein.
(d) Little John.

6. On which of the following avenues does Manny have a printing press?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Lafayette.
(c) Bedford.
(d) Marcy.

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

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

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

10. With which of the following does Chapter Five begin?
(a) “¿Qúe pasó?”
(b) “So when popo came around the block, we just laid low.”
(c) Sierra had never seen so many books.
(d) “Aw, damn, y’all you seen this?”

11. With which of the following does Chapter Nine begin?
(a) The next morning, Sierra crept into Lázaro’s room.
(b) “Look, I really don’t normally talk about this stuff.”
(c) Sweat rolled down the back of Sierra’s neck and stained the armpits of her gray T-shirt.
(d) Uncle Neville screeched to a halt.

12. Which of the following sobriquets is used for Robbie?
(a) Oddball McStuffyface.
(b) Beanpole McLankyman.
(c) Hobby Lobby Robbie.
(d) Weirdo McPainting Dude.

13. Which of the following shows in the mural Robbie has painted at Club Kalfour?
(a) British military.
(b) Colonial military.
(c) United States military.
(d) French military.

14. On which of the following avenues is Vernon reported to have lived?
(a) Marcy.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Bedford.
(d) Lafayette.

15. Which of the following plays dominoes with Manny in the novel?
(a) Robbie.
(b) Jean-Louise.
(c) Dominic.
(d) Lázaro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following schools does Bennie report Wick had attended?

2. Which of the Tower’s walls faces the Junklot?

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

4. From which of the following did Sierra’s grandmother die?

5. Along which avenue do Sierra and Robbie walk as he first explains shadowshaping to her?

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