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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. Where have Rebeca and Soledad traveled from?
2. What type of suitcase does a little girl have in the airport at Mexico City?
3. Who do Rebeca and Soledad know that is the same age as Luca?
4. What did Luca's father do for a living?
5. What is the date in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 5, how does Lydia know that Javier has found them at the hotel?
2. In Chapter 3, why is Lydia cautious when she approaches the family's car?
3. What do Soledad and Rebeca look like when Lydia and Luca meet them?
4. Where do Luca and Lydia decide will be their final destination and why?
5. In Chapter 13, why does Lydia remember running when she learned that a reporter had been killed?
6. In Chapter 1, who from Luca's extended family was at his grandmother's house and why?
7. What does Luca see at the end of Chapter 12 when he goes to the bathroom?
8. Why might it have been a good idea for Luca to see the violence in the backyard?
9. Where do Lydia and Luca hide in Chapter 1, and how do they nearly get caught?
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
Luca is eight going on nine in the book. How does Luca mature and grow in the novel through the experiences he and his mother endure?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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