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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Rafaela do with the box she takes from Gabriel's in Chapter 24?
(a) She gives it to a homeless man.
(b) She mails it.
(c) She puts her belongings in it.
(d) She burns it.

4. While in Mazatlan in Chapter 32, why does Gabriel need to find a telephone line?
(a) To see if his own phone line still works.
(b) To connect his computer to it.
(c) To try to call Emi.
(d) To install a public pay phone for emergencies.

5. What does the name "Corazon" translate to?
(a) Soul.
(b) Heart.
(c) Fool.
(d) Man.

6. What does Rafaela do when the man in the black Jaguar attacks her?
(a) She fights back.
(b) She calls for help.
(c) She plays dead.
(d) She runs away.

7. After showing Manzanar the cooler, what does Buzzworm notice?
(a) He can no longer smell smoke.
(b) Things seem out of place.
(c) The homeless crowd is shrinking.
(d) It is starting to rain.

8. In Chapter 44, why are helicopters flying over the freeway?
(a) To rescue the trapped people.
(b) To record the news.
(c) To put out fires.
(d) To shoot at the vehicles.

9. What happens when news breaks about cocaine in oranges in Chapter 22?
(a) Gabriel asks to interview Buzzworm.
(b) People begin to buy more oranges.
(c) People stop buying oranges.
(d) Orange farmers try to prove their innocence.

10. How does Bobby pay the Mexican traffickers?
(a) With a check.
(b) With counterfeit money.
(c) With cash.
(d) With a credit card.

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

12. Who is the first person Emi tells about Manzanar being her grandfather?
(a) Gabriel.
(b) Her cameraman.
(c) Buzzworm.
(d) Rafaela.

13. Why does Gabriel call Bobby in Chapter 26?
(a) To ask for money.
(b) To verify a source.
(c) To conduct an interview.
(d) To talk about Rafaela.

14. Why does Arcangel no longer move the bus in Chapter 36?
(a) Because the bus is where he wants it to be.
(b) Because the crowd pushes it.
(c) Arcangel never moved the bus.
(d) Because he is tired.

15. What does Emi do when she realizes she is dying?
(a) She writes a note to Gabriel.
(b) She tries to make jokes.
(c) She tells Buzzworm where all her files are.
(d) She wants to call into work.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 25, why does Gabriel decide to go to Mexico?

2. In Chapter 23, why does Rodriguez hire Arcangel?

3. When Gabriel is in Mexico in Chapter 32, how does he know where to go?

4. How old does Emi say she was when Manzanar disappeared from her life?

5. What does Manzanar say is in the cooler Buzzworm hands him?

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