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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color hair does Catherine Case have?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

2. What are the residents of Phoenix called in the novel?
(a) Lifers.
(b) Fivers.
(c) Zoners.
(d) Calis.

3. Where are the refugees from that are murdered relentlessly in the novel?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Maine.
(d) Texas.

4. What does the "SNWA" stand for in the novel?
(a) The Sundays No Water Arrangement.
(b) The Southwest Non-operating Water Accreditation.
(c) The Southern Nevada Water Authority.
(d) The Seattle North-West Agenda.

5. What is Sarah's profession?
(a) She is a prostitute.
(b) She is a journalist.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) She is a baker.

6. What words are tattooed on Angel's back?
(a) "La Santa Muerte."
(b) "Dios Salve al Rey."
(c) "Madre Mia."
(d) "Angelito Mio."

7. Whom does Lucy guess Angel's boss to be in Chapter 16?
(a) Catherine Case.
(b) Tammy Bayless.
(c) Ray Torres.
(d) Michael Ratan.

8. What is the name of the bar that Sarah and Maria go to in Chapter 15?
(a) Apocalypse Now!
(b) Shep's Corner.
(c) The White Horse Tavern.
(d) The Blue Lagoon.

9. What are the residents of the Taiyang called in the novel?
(a) Calis.
(b) Lifers.
(c) Fivers.
(d) Zoners.

10. What is the name of Lucy's dog?
(a) Bubby.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Echo.
(d) Jack.

11. What is the area called in Phoenix which "had been Phoenix's attempt to build a Las Vegas south of the river," according to the narrator in Chapter 14?
(a) Red Light Row.
(b) The Golden Mile.
(c) Silver City.
(d) The Second Strip.

12. What color are Lucy's eyes described as in Chapter 13?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

13. Who left Lucy and Sarah a suitcase of clothes before going north?
(a) Ray Torres.
(b) Tammy Bayless.
(c) Catherine Case.
(d) Toomie.

14. At what hotel is Angel staying in Chapter 13?
(a) The Casa Mona.
(b) The Holiday Inn.
(c) The Hilton 6.
(d) The Buckley.

15. What does the narrator translate "Yuan Da Ji Tuan" as in Chapter 4?
(a) The Phoenix Water Board.
(b) The Happy Dancer.
(c) The Hyatt Hotel.
(d) The Broad Group.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the drug referred to repeatedly in the novel called?

2. What is "da dong" translated as in Chapter 14?

3. What book does Angel reach for on Lucy's shelf in Chapter 16?

4. For how long can Cypress 1 run on its own water without even dipping into the Colorado River supply?

5. Whose perspective is the focus of Chapter 17?

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