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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. At the airport in Mexico City in Chapter 10, how long has it been since Luca has spoken?
2. In Chapter 5, where do Lydia and Luca decide to go?
3. In Chapter 1, what is Papi cooking?
4. How long had Lydia owned her bookstore in Chapter 4?
5. What is the name of Sebastian's friend that Lydia finds in Chilpancingo?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 3, why is Lydia cautious when she approaches the family's car?
2. How did Lydia learn who Javier is?
3. What type of safety harness system did Luca used to have in his family's car?
4. In Chapter 13, why does Lydia remember running when she learned that a reporter had been killed?
5. Why is the Biblioteca Miguel Lerdo de Tejada special to Lydia?
6. In Chapter 9, how do Lydia and Luca spend their time at Carlos and Meredith's house?
7. Why do Lydia and Luca get off the bus in Chilpancingo?
8. What do Neli and Julia say about the price to el norte?
9. Why might it have been a good idea for Luca to see the violence in the backyard?
10. How does Lydia feel when she asks Javier if he is the cartel leader, and he confirms that he is?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
El Chacal is the coyote who smuggles Lydia and the others across the border. What type of person is El Chacal? What type of person does he want to be? How is he different from other coyotes that characters has encountered or heard about?
Essay Topic 2
The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?
Essay Topic 3
Migrants left their homes to find better work or to avoid violence. How many characters in the novel became migrants because of violence? How does violence often influence characters to make the decision to leave home?
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