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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many books did Javier Crespo Fuentes buy the second time he came to Lydia's shop?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

2. In Chapter 2, what is the unsolved crime rate in Mexico?
(a) More than 90%.
(b) 85%.
(c) 80%.
(d) About 95%.

3. Where have Rebeca and Soledad traveled from?
(a) Oaxaca.
(b) Huehuetan.
(c) Tapachula.
(d) San Pablo.

4. What Mexican state was Luca born in?
(a) Veracruz.
(b) Jalisco.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Guerrero.

5. What was Lydia's mother's occupation?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Pharmacist.
(d) Dentist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Luca make one day when he entertained tourists in his mother's store with geography facts?

2. How many hours' walk are Luca and Lydia when they see two teenage sisters?

3. What type of tattoo does the boy have who stops the van Carlos is driving in Chapter 9?

4. How many heads were found in Acapulco before apathy set in?

5. Where do Mami and Luca hide in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the detective at Lydia's house not contradict her when she says that the cartel will kill her too?

2. In Chapter 13, why does Lydia remember running when she learned that a reporter had been killed?

3. What does The Casa del Migrante look like?

4. What was unusual about Lydia's mother?

5. What does Luca see at the end of Chapter 12 when he goes to the bathroom?

6. What do Soledad and Rebeca look like when Lydia and Luca meet them?

7. What do Neli and Julia say about the price to el norte?

8. In Chapter 5, how does Lydia know that Javier has found them at the hotel?

9. Why is the Biblioteca Miguel Lerdo de Tejada special to Lydia?

10. How does Lydia feel when she asks Javier if he is the cartel leader, and he confirms that he is?

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