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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. In Chapter 27, how much does El Chacal charge Lydia, Luca, and Beto?

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

3. In Chapter 25, where is Beto from?

4. In Chapter 24, where do the twin brothers say that their third brother died in an accident?

5. How much money is Lydia short to pay El Chacal?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 24, how do Lydia and the others know what train to take?

2. In Chapter 17, what does the padre tell the migrants before they leave?

3. What conversation does Lydia have with Lorenzo?

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

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

6. Who is Beto in Chapter 25?

7. In Chapter 18, who helps the migrants through the city and why?

8. In Chapter 26 what does Beto tell Lydia about asylum?

9. What condition are Rebeca and Soledad in when they arrive at the warehouse where the other migrants are in Chapter 22?

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

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

Soledad and Rebeca both endure trauma. What trauma do the girls endure? How does Soledad seem to be able to rise above the trauma? How does Rebeca seem devastated by the trauma? Do they cope differently with the trauma they experience? How does trauma affect them differently?

Essay Topic 3

A massacre occurs at Yenifer’s quinceanera. What does a quinceanera represent? How is the meaning of the quinceanera contrasted with the violence that occurs? What is symbolic about the violence at the party?

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