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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 television show is Angel watching in Chapter 34?
(a) The Lone Ranger.
(b) Saturday Night Live.
(c) M.A.S.H.
(d) Undaunted.

3. To whose home does Lucy go to lie low in Chapter 28?
(a) Timo's.
(b) Charlene's.
(c) Catherine's.
(d) Toomie's.

4. What are the religious fanatics referred to in the novel?
(a) Zoners.
(b) Merry Perrys.
(c) Fivers.
(d) Calis.

5. At what time does the man at the bar tell Lucy to hand off Angel in Chapter 34?
(a) 3:30 p.m.
(b) 2:15 p.m.
(c) 1:00 p.m.
(d) 10:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy make out from the window of the home where she's held captive in Chapter 24?

2. What is the newsline hashtag that Lucy frequently writes for?

3. What does Angel compare the Calies to in Taiyang in Chapter 23?

4. How does Maria describe the tattoo on the murderer's hand in Chapter 26?

5. Who is the man who comes and sits with Lucy after Timo leaves the bar in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maria's concern regarding the water rights differ from those of the other main characters in Chapter 23?

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

3. How is the reversal of character between Angel and Lucy illustrated in Chapter 27?

4. How does Maria manage to escape the Vet's compound in Chapter 38?

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

6. Where do Angel and Lucy go in Chapter 28? Why? How is this setting described?

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

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

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

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

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