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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. Who does Candidó encounter as he is coming out of the park?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Mexicans.
(c) The light-skinned Mexican.
(d) Delaney.

2. What is Kyra's profession?
(a) Realtor.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Midwife.
(d) Attorney.

3. Who does Kyra find inside the Da Ros mansion?
(a) Jack Jardine.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Two Mexican men.
(d) Delaney and another woman.

4. Who eventually hires América for housecleaning work?
(a) A fat man with a big car.
(b) Jack Cherrystone.
(c) Delaney.
(d) Jack Jardine.

5. Why does Kyra decide she will call INS on the Mexican men at the convenience store?
(a) They are all drunk.
(b) She believes they contribute to declining home prices.
(c) She saw one of them stealing.
(d) They acted inappropriately toward her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Delaney drive?

2. What injuries does the person Delaney hit with his car suffer?

3. Who or what reportedly attacks Sunny DiMandia?

4. In what languages does Delaney speak to the accident victim?

5. Whose death does the accident victim hallucinate about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sorts of injuries does Candidó suffer after being hit by a car?

2. Describe Candidó's and América's experiences at Canoga Park.

3. What does América notice about Socorro's health? How does she first notice it?

4. Why does Candidó think América needs more protein? How does he make sure she gets enough protein?

5. What does Dominick Flood do when the fire breaks out? How do we know?

6. Describe how the two Mexicans come to be arrested by the police.

7. How does Candidó become ill at the campsite?

8. What does Delaney overhear at the Arroyo Blanco Estates community center?

9. Why does América knock on the front door of her employer's home in the middle of the workday?

10. Describe the typical weekday morning routine for Kyra, Delaney, and Jordan.

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