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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 – 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lucy relates in Chapter 14 that Ratan was sent to Phoenix to serve as chief hydrologist on what project?
(a) The Verde Aquifer project.
(b) The Phoenix Rising project.
(c) The Scarlet Letter project.
(d) The NWAS Project.

2. What company has merged with the New York Times in the novel?
(a) Amazon.
(b) Dole.
(c) Google.
(d) Intellitek.

3. What book does Angel reach for on Lucy's shelf in Chapter 16?
(a) Cadillac Desert.
(b) Alice in Wonderland.
(c) The Works of William Shakespeare.
(d) The Odyssey.

4. How much water flows through the Colorado River, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) 2 million acre-feet a year.
(b) 7 million acre-feet a year.
(c) 10 million acre-feet a year.
(d) 15 million acre-feet a year.

5. Whose perspective is the focus of Chapter 17?
(a) Maria's.
(b) Sarah's.
(c) Angel's.
(d) Lucy's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the Vet's eyes described as in Chapter 12?

2. In the opening of Chapter 1, the narrator says, "There are stories in" what?

3. What does the billboard say above the Chamber of Commerce in Chapter 13?

4. What is Angel's last name in the narrative?

5. What role-playing video game is alluded to in Chapter 11?

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