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

2. Where does Julio say the Coca-Cola bottling plant is relocating in Chapter 13?
(a) Florida.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Alaska.

3. Where is Lucy meeting with the Chinese engineer in Chapter 19?
(a) The Four Seasons.
(b) Saguaro Coffee.
(c) Cafe Ole.
(d) The Hilton 6.

4. What character is the focus of Chapter 7?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Maria.
(c) Angel.
(d) Lucy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is the water at the Red Cross/China Friendship water pump in Chapter 3?

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

3. What is the name of Anna's husband?

4. What are the residents of the Taiyang called in the novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is illustrated for the reader in the first encounter between Lucy and Maria in Chapter 14?

2. How is the theme of choices illustrated in Chapter 8?

3. What does Angel learn about Lucy in Chapter 13? How does this information affect him?

4. How does Lucy differ from the other main characters in terms of privilege?

5. What is the principle setting of The Water Knife? How is this setting described?

6. How are the events in Chapter 15 significant in terms of Maria's role in the story?

7. What is the signifcance of the allusions to Cadillac Desert in Chapter 18?

8. How is the narrative of The Water Knife related?

9. What observations does Lucy make of Maria and Sarah in Chapter 14?

10. What character transformation begins to occur in Chapter 11?

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