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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. As the buses from Carlos and Meredith's church near the roadblock near Axaxacualco, what type of weapons do the young men have who man the roadblock?

2. What birthday did Lydia celebrate in Chapter 4?

3. How old are Soledad and Rebeca?

4. How many hours' walk are Luca and Lydia when they see two teenage sisters?

5. What type of nightlight did Luca have at home in his bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does The Casa del Migrante look like?

2. How did Lydia learn who Javier is?

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

4. Why are Lydia and Luca not able to fly to Mexico City?

5. How did Lydia meet Javier Crespo Fuentes?

6. In Chapter 3, why is Lydia cautious when she approaches the family's car?

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

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

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

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

Although there is great cruelty on the journey, there are acts of kindness as well. What acts of kindness do Lydia and the others experience? How do these kindnesses contrast with the cruelty they endure?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Rebeca and Soledad were from a small village in the mountains. How does Rebeca describe her home to Luca? Why is it called a cloud forest? What does her home symbolize about the life of the sisters before they fled?

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