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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. How many pesos does Lydia have to pay at the hotel in Chapter 3 for a hold?

2. In Chapter 13, how many times did Lydia remember that men pulled up on a motorcycle and shot a local journalist?

3. How many church vans are needed to take the missionaries and Luca and Lydia to Mexico City?

4. How many books did Javier Crespo Fuentes buy the second time he came to Lydia's shop?

5. In Chapter 2, what is the unsolved crime rate in Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where do Luca and Lydia decide will be their final destination and why?

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

4. What was unusual about Lydia's mother?

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

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

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

8. Why does Lydia go to an unfamiliar branch of her bank in Chapter 3?

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

10. Why do Lydia and Luca get off the bus in Chilpancingo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lydia and Luca do not have time to grieve as they flee Lydia’s mother’s home. Why are Lydia and Luca not able to stay and grieve after the murders? How does their grief assert itself as they run for their lives? When and how are they finally able to deal with their grief?

Essay Topic 2

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or do they almost take on the role of a character? How do the various settings evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Javier met Lydia at her bookstore. How would you describe the relationship between Lydia and Javier when he started going to her bookstore? How did their relationship change when Lydia learned who he was? Why did Javier hurt Lydia so badly through the massacre?

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