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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. How does Rosa describe Sierra’s hair?
(a) Flat and lifeless.
(b) Wild and nappy.
(c) Bold and beautiful.
(d) Prim and proper.
2. Which of the following sobriquets is used for Robbie?
(a) Beanpole McLankyman.
(b) Oddball McStuffyface.
(c) Hobby Lobby Robbie.
(d) Weirdo McPainting Dude.
3. Near the end of Chapter Ten, at which train line do Sierra and Robbie agree to meet for Robbie to make a first demonstration of shadowshaping to Sierra?
(a) The B.
(b) The S.
(c) The Q.
(d) The T.
4. Which of the following does Izzy best in a rap battle?
(a) Tee.
(b) Big Jerome..
(c) Pitkin.
(d) Robbie.
5. On which day of Sierra’s summer break does the novel begin?
(a) First.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Second.
(d) Third.
Short Answer Questions
1. In which of the following fields does Bennie report Wick had worked?
2. Which of the following sobriquets is used for Robbie?
3. With which of the following does Chapter Eight begin?
4. Near which of the following corners does Sierra note Bennie lives?
5. Whose body do Sierra and Robbie confront outside Club Kalfour?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sierra characterize her skin to herself (75)?
2. How is Robbie dressed when he meets Sierra in advance of going to Club Kalfour?
3. What outfit is Bennie wearing when she leaves to attend the first party of the summer?
4. How is the first corpuscule Sierra encounters described upon reaching the first party of the summer?
5. How is Sierra’s father described when he is introduced?
6. How does Sierra react to setting foot on the grounds of Columbia University?
7. What reasons does Nydia note for helping Sierra in the archives?
8. What is Sierra’s stated “policy on cute boys, and really, boys in general” (21)?
9. How does the novel initially report the effects of Lázaro’s stroke upon him?
10. What does Sierra note as evidence of Lázaro’s sweetness to her childhood self?
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