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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the homeless people form after moving in to the cars on the freeway?
(a) A school.
(b) A militia.
(c) A choir.
(d) A government.

2. In Chapter 32, how does Gabriel receive a list of all the people in Mazatlan who have gone missing?
(a) A stranger hands him a stack of computer disks.
(b) He finds a stack of papers under Gabriel's couch.
(c) Emi faxes him the list.
(d) He finds a list in his mailbox.

3. Why does Gabriel call Emi from Mexico in Chapter 29?
(a) To say he is watching the news.
(b) He doesn't call her.
(c) To see how Buzzworm is doing.
(d) To tell her about Rafaela.

4. What does Rodriguez remind Arcangel of?
(a) A gravedigger.
(b) A politician.
(c) A child.
(d) A circus clown.

5. What does Emi do when the homeless people take over all the newscasts?
(a) She calls her boss.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She tries to stop them.
(d) She acts as producer.

6. In Chapter 37, why are so many people in Los Angeles walking?
(a) Because they are boycotting cars.
(b) Because there is a parade.
(c) Because of car thefts.
(d) Because of the traffic jam.

7. What does Manzanar say is in the cooler Buzzworm hands him?
(a) A child's kidney.
(b) An infant's heart.
(c) A woman's liver.
(d) A man's lung.

8. In Chapter 25, why doesn't Gabriel go to Mexico when Rafaela calls him?
(a) He doesn't think it's important.
(b) He's too angry with Rafaela to go there.
(c) He can't afford to travel.
(d) He's too busy with work.

9. When Gabriel is in Mexico in Chapter 32, how does he know where to go?
(a) Emi sends him updates with new directions.
(b) Rafaela left him detailed directions.
(c) He doesn't know where to go; he just wanders.
(d) He receives directions from a stranger.

10. Why is Gabriel unable to track the smuggled oranges?
(a) Because the paperwork has been made private.
(b) Because the Gabriel lost the paperwork.
(c) Because the paperwork has been destroyed.
(d) Because the paperwork has been falsified.

11. Why does Emi tell Buzzworm she go involved with Gabriel?
(a) Because he is serious.
(b) Because he is rich.
(c) Because he is romantic.
(d) Because he is beautiful.

12. In Chapter 34, why is Bobby confident he can get Xiayue across the United States border?
(a) He isn't confident he can cross the border.
(b) He thinks she will pass as his daughter.
(c) He has money to pay them off.
(d) He knows the customs officials.

13. What box does Rafaela empty at Gabriel's house in Chapter 24?
(a) A box of facuet fixtures.
(b) A box of photographs.
(c) A box of books.
(d) A box of dried goods.

14. After Rafaela mails the cooler and calls Gabriel, what does Gabriel worry most about?
(a) Rafaela's political involvement.
(b) The safety of his property in Mexico.
(c) Rafaela's connection to drug smuggling.
(d) The use of his oranges in Mexico.

15. What does Rodriguez say lead to his son's death?
(a) Illegral drug trade.
(b) Industrial accident.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) A violent woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when news breaks about cocaine in oranges in Chapter 22?

2. Why does Buzzworm criticize Emi during their interview in Chapter 29?

3. What names does Arcangel give the United States Customs officials?

4. After the man in the black Jaguar attacks Rafaela, what does she see?

5. In Chapter 30, what does Arcangel give Rafaela to give to Sol?

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