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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 surrounds the Santa Muerte shrine in the Vet's home in Chapter 33?
(a) Empty tequila bottles.
(b) Empty wine bottles.
(c) Candles and incense.
(d) Photographs.

2. What does Lucy claim to be getting in the gas station in Chapter 36?
(a) A beer.
(b) A bottle of juice.
(c) A Coca-Cola.
(d) Cigarettes.

3. How many fingers has Maria lost in the beginning of Chapter 35?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. Where does Angel end up after being shot in Chapter 36?
(a) In a swimming pool.
(b) In a cemetery by the river.
(c) In a jail cell.
(d) In an abandoned basement.

5. What does Angel do with his cell phone after calling Catherine Case in Chapter 31?
(a) He crushes it.
(b) He sells it.
(c) He gives it to Lucy.
(d) He drops it in a mailbox.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Lucy say the water rights were granted to the Pima people on the Colorado River in Chapter 27?

2. The narrator says in Chapter 26, "Catherine Case saw the world in terms of" what?

3. What does Maria say her friend makes in Chapter 25?

4. Where have the dams been destroyed on the news reports in Chapter 23?

5. From whom are the Pima people descended, according to Lucy in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the allusions to Relic Jones in Chapter 34?

2. How is the theme of perspective explored in Chapter 32?

3. How is the theme of power explored in Chapter 35?

4. What symbolism can be seen in Angel's conversation with Case in Chapter 31?

5. How does Maria respond to the different circumstances she faces in Chapter 25?

6. What irony can be seen in the relationship between Angel and Maria in Chapter 26?

7. How does the narrative perspective change in Chapter 23?

8. How are the themes of danger and violence explored in Chapter 32?

9. What irony can be seen in Angel's conversation with Case in Chapter 31?

10. How has the perspective changed in Chapter 37? Why is this significant?

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