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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. In Chapter 17, how does a man fall off the train?
(a) Hits his head on an overpass.
(b) Hits the top of a tunnel.
(c) Is pushed.
(d) Slips and falls.

2. In Chapter 19, what color hat is a man wearing who is riding an old pony and talking on his cell phone?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Beige.

3. What do the agents tell the migrants they have for them in Chapter 21?
(a) Water.
(b) Food, water, and supplies.
(c) Food and water.
(d) Supplies.

4. What is Lydia doing in Chapter 20 when Lorenzo shows up at the shelter?
(a) Stirring beans.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Mending clothes.
(d) Reading to Luca.

5. From Hermosillo, how far is it to Nogales?
(a) Around 350 miles.
(b) 275 miles.
(c) 250 miles.
(d) About 300 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are on the car that Lydia, Luca, Rebeca, and Soledad ride in Chapter 15?

2. By the time Lydia and the others reach La Piedrera, how many times does Lydia believe that Danilo has saved their lives?

3. What does Lydia remember her husband's shampoo used to smell like?

4. In Chapter 28, what is the name of the woman who lived for 16 years in California?

5. How many people does a priest say in Chapter 17 will arrive in the United States alive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Lydia have with Lorenzo?

2. In Chapter 28, how much money is Lydia short to El Chacal and how does she get the money?

3. How does a little girl try to entrap Soledad in Chapter 23?

4. How does Lydia get the money from her mother's bank account?

5. Where do Lydia and the others hide when la migra appears in Chapter 24?

6. How did Javier's daughter die?

7. In Chapter 22, what does Lydia have to pay for Soledad and Rebeca, and why does she pay?

8. Why did Rebeca and Soledad have to leave their village in the mountains?

9. In Chapter 15, why did Lydia think that Javier would not be angry about Sebastian's article?

10. Why did Soledad and Rebeca have to leave San Pedro Sula?

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