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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. When is the last time there was a phone number like Chava's?

2. What happens when Nayeli calls Irma in Chapter 14?

3. What first do the girls experience at a restaurant in Tijuana?

4. What is faulty on the room door at the hotel the group of friends is staying in?

5. Who catches and detains the friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of people are on the streets at night in Tijuana?

2. In Chapter 23, who volunteers Chava to be part of the mission?

3. What is the front for the hole?

4. What does Nayeli do to the man who tries to break into their hotel room?

5. What is the mood when the four friends arrive in Tijuana?

6. Why do Porfirio and Araceli approach the four friends?

7. What do the friends see on most of the corners in Tijuana?

8. Why do the agents violently drag Tacho away?

9. In Chapter 16, what does Nayeli tell the agents about Atomiko?

10. What happens when Nayeli tries to contact Chava?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

When Irma is elected, she declares that a new age is dawning. What does Irma believe she can accomplish for her community? Is the reader inclined to support her?

Essay Topic 3

Why do the four friends keep walking along the border fence when they know there is no magic pathway through? How does the author show the state of mind that they are in?

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