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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yolo's job at the bowling alley?

2. What does Irma promise to take care of while Tacho is gone?

3. In Chapter Four, what does Nayeli realize there is a lack of in town?

4. How many bandidos first arrive?

5. What is Irma's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Veronica like?

2. Why is corn so expensive in Chapter Two?

3. What does Nayeli want for her future?

4. What is crabbing?

5. What do Nayeli and her friends do at the cove?

6. What do the two bandidos argue about?

7. What does Irma remind Nayeli of when she takes her to the bus terminal?

8. What happens after Nayeli watches The Magnificent Seven?

9. What are the bandidos's jobs?

10. What does Irma do at the market that embarrasses the girls?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What fears do the mothers and grandmothers in the village have about the girls going on their journey? What does it say about Irma that she uses herself as an example?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use Candelaria's interactions with the migra agents to show her history? Does her plight seem common? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Chuy take Nayeli under his wing? Would the group have been in more danger if he did not warn them about things? What does Chuy's character balance out?

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