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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. What type of gum did Lydia's mother always buy?
(a) Bubble gum.
(b) Peppermint.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Spearamint.

2. In Chapter 10, how far have Lydia and Luca traveled?
(a) 202 miles.
(b) 279 miles.
(c) 312 miles.
(d) 236 miles.

3. Where is Meredith from?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Illinois.

4. What is the name of the school daredevil that Luca remembered at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Veronica.
(d) Pilar.

5. How many people a year survive trying to migrate by riding the tops of railroad freight trains?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 750,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how do Luca and his mother leave the house?

2. How old are Soledad and Rebeca?

3. Who is Nando traveling with in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 11, where is Nando from?

5. How old was a boy that Lydia remembered seeing killed because his father did not pay the cartel?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who from Luca's extended family was at his grandmother's house and why?

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

3. What type of safety harness system did Luca used to have in his family's car?

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

5. How do Soledad and Rebeca help Luca and Lydia board a moving train?

6. What was unusual about Lydia's mother?

7. What does The Casa del Migrante look like?

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

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

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

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