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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Where do Delaney and his wife live?
Arroyo Blanco Estates.
San Francisco.
Casa del Sol.
San Juan.
Who or what ends up killing one of the family's dogs?
The other family dog.
A coyote.
The heat.
A Mexican.
Why is Delaney angry toward his neighbors at the beginning of the novel?
They are accepting of racial minorities.
They want to take down the manned fence.
They don't like dogs much.
They leave food outside that attracts wild animals.
Which of the following is NOT one of the objections residents have about building a security gate?
The loss of living in an open community.
The cost of building a gate.
The impression the community may give to Mexicans.
The risk of thieves entering homes through garage doors.
Which of the following would Kyra like to live in someday?
Arroyo Blanco Estates.
The Da Ros mansion.
The Manzoob house.
Mexico.
What does América's new job consist of?
Washing cars.
Serving food in a restaurant.
Polishing Buddha statues.
Caring for two toddlers.
What does Delaney see near the creek in the canyon?
Ghosts
Old treehouses
Sleeping bags and magazines
Dead coyotes.
Why does Kyra become upset outside the restaurant when she goes to meet Delaney for lunch?
She sees a dog locked in a car.
Delaney does not hug her.
She is upset about her car.
A thunderstorm is coming.
Why does Kyra decide she will call INS on the Mexican men at the convenience store?
She believes they contribute to declining home prices.
She saw one of them stealing.
They acted inappropriately toward her.
They are all drunk.
In what situation does Kyra first see Candidó?
He is trying to rescue her dog.
He is one of the drunk Mexicans at the convenience store
He is landscaping her yard.
He is helping to build her backyard fence.
Who or what is watching América from the brush near the campsite?
Delaney
A litter of cats and their mother
A coyote
A group of young children
Who is Dominick Flood?
Jack's client who is under house arrest for banking crimes
The man responsible for the death of the neighborhood dogs
The local police chief
Delaney's real estate agent
Dominick Flood reports that he will arrange to close what facility?
The local health department
The labor exchange
The local fast food restaurant
The public high school mostly attended by Mexicans
What does Kyra give as her main reason for supporting the construction of a stone wall?
To decrease the noise at night
To ban neighborhood children from escaping at night
To keep out Mexicans
To keep out coyotes
Why doesn't Delaney commit to openly opposing the wall?
He is the chairman of the property owner's association
His job depends on supporting its construction
He is afraid of what Kyra will say or do
He secretly believes the wall would be a positive change
Which of the following homes is burned in the fire?
Candidós apartment
Kyra and Delaney's house
The Da Ros place
Dominick Flood's home
What does América decide to name the baby?
Resurrección
Edna
Socorro
Candida
Why is the newborn baby not considered a citizen of the United States?
The baby was born just across the border in Mexico
The staff at the hospital refused to grant the baby citizenship
There is no birth certificate
The baby's parents are both American
What does Kyra discover in Agoura at the end of the novel?
A litter of coyote pups
A three-story mansion
A commune of Mexican immigrants
Her long lost mother
What does Delaney do to the incriminating pictures of the people who spray-painted the gate?
Photocopies them
Gives them to the people in the picture
Turns them into the local police
Destroys them
What is a participle?
A two-word combination added onto a sentence
A noun that adds a second image to a preceding noun
“-ing” or “-ed” verb modifying a sentence
What is an absolute?
A two-word combination added onto a sentence
A noun that adds a second image to a preceding noun
“-ing” or “-ed” verb modifying a sentence
What is an appositive ?
A two-word combination added onto a sentence
A noun that adds a second image to a preceding noun
“-ing” or “-ed” verb modifying a sentence
What is satire?
A work that conveys a hidden meaning through the use of symbolic characters and events
A writer's unique style of expression, especially his or her choice and arrangement of words
A literary or artistic work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story
What is an epigraph?
a short quotation, phrase, or poem that is placed at the beginning of another piece of writing
a figure of speech that juxtaposes two contrasting or opposing ideas
a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died
an element or idea that recurs throughout a work of literature
What is Delaney Mossbacher's occupation?
He is unemployed
Writer
Realtor
Chef
What is Kyra's profession?
Attorney
Midwife
Surgeon
Realtor
How old is América?
Eleven
Fifty-two
About thirty-five
Seventeen
What is Delaney hiding in his pocket during the community gathering?
A clump of hair
His dog's foreleg
A pistol
The phone number for a Mexican
Who does Candidó think América resembles?
A goddess
The Statue of Liberty
His mother
Her older sister
"Removing his coat, Jack rushed to the river."
The participial phrase in the above sentence is
Removing his coat
rushed to the river
Delores noticed her cousin walking along the shoreline.
The participial phrase in the above sentence is..
noticed her cousin
walking along the shoreline
My sister, Julie, plans to attend college in the fall
Julie is an appositive.
My sister is an appositive phrase.
My sister Julie is an appositive phrase
How does satire attempt to improve individuals or society?
by modeling correct thought and behavior
by ridiculing flaws and follies
by praising achievements and honors
by explicitly explaining the difference between right and wrong
A distinctive feature or repeated theme or idea in a piece of literature
Jargon
Vernacular
Motif
Invective
Who approaches América and tells her that she is looking for cleaning work?
Kyra
A white lady
Resurrección
Her long lost sister
What do América and Candidó fight about before she goes to the labor exchange?
América's pregnancy
América's ability to speak English
Candidó does not want her looking for a job
Candidó's drinking problem
Who is América's coworker?
A drunken white woman
Resurrecicón
Kyra
Her daughter
What does Delaney notice after his hike?
His car is gone
He has cut his knee
His wallet is missing
It has stopped raining
What does América request from her employer?
Gloves
An advance on her salary
Rent money
A drink of water
What does Candidó consider stealing out of a car when he becomes angry?
A stereo system
A baby
A purse
A cell phone
How much money does the woman give to Candidó in the parking lot of the Chinese store?
Sixty cents
She doesn't give him anything
Fifty dollars
A check for five hundred dollars
Why do Kyra and Delaney get in an argument?
Neither one wants to cook dinner
Kyra purposefully has Delaney fired
Their children fight each other
Delaney disapproves of the wall
Why does Delaney let a Mexican work crew into his yard?
To landscape the backyard
To build part of the wall
To give them a place to hide
To repair the siding on his home
What does Delaney receive for free at the grocery store?
A turkey
Cigarettes
Advice
A suitcase
What does Delaney try to joke about when the fire is burning?
Alcohol and cigarettes
Coyotes in the forest
The turkey in the oven
Mexican immigrants
Who does Delaney tell police are probably responsible for starting the fire?
Jack Jardine, Jr.
Two Mexicans.
Kyra and Kit.
Candidó and América.
What does Candidó decide to do with the cat?
Give it to a shelter
Kill it and cook it for stew
Keep it as a family pet
Use it to earn some money
What does Delaney retrieve from his home before searching for Candidó?
His baseball bat and some darts
A can of spray paint
His cell phone and a frying pan
A flashlight and a gun
What does América think causes Socorro to be blind?
The tortillas she ate during pregnancy
América's inability to breastfeed Socorro
The fire that Candidó started in the woods
The sexual assault she experienced while pregnant
