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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 does Tam Lin like to teach Matt about?

2. What makes Maria mad when she first sees Matt?

3. Who gets mad at Maria for sleeping with Matt?

4. What does a coyote man do?

5. Why does Tam Lin say he left Matt something at the oasis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Celia tell Matt about the children at the Big House?

2. Who promises to save Matt from the Big House, and how does Matt respond to this?

3. Why did El Patron decide to keep Celia?

4. Why doesn't Matt try to make up with Maria right after the birthday party?

5. What does Rosa do while she helps Matt when he is injured at the beginning of the book?

6. How does Matt find the secret passage?

7. What does Maria give Matt for El Patron's birthday?

8. What does Felicia do to get Matt to meet with Maria after the birthday party?

9. How did Furball really die?

10. What is Eduardo's job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chacho was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Chacho had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

How is Maria different from her siblings, and how do these differences affect the tone and progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Nancy Farmer has created some different kinds of humans in this book. What are some of these altered human forms, and how does their inclusion in this book shape the plot and the setting of the book?

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