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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Gringo and the Mexicano.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ted expect to be taken across the river?
(a) In a speedboat
(b) In a bus
(c) On the hood of a car
(d) On a leaky raft

2. Where did Alonso plan to go to find work?
(a) San Francisco
(b) Mexico City
(c) Houston
(d) Atlanta

3. How many people paddled across the river?
(a) Five
(b) None
(c) Eight
(d) Two

4. Where did Ted meet Alonso?
(a) On a train
(b) On a truck
(c) In jail
(d) On a bus

5. Why did Ted tell coyotes he wanted to cross the river into America?
(a) He said he was a journalist working on a story
(b) He said he was wanted and couldn't cross legally
(c) He said he was a Mexican and couldn't cross legally
(d) He said he didn't want to cross

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ted and Alonso sit on the bus?

2. What kind of fence did the group have to cross to reach the river?

3. Which mode of travel did Alonso believe to be safest?

4. Why did Ted say American companies establish companies just over the Mexican border?

5. Where did Ted and Alonso spend their first night in America?

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