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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. What is the name of Rebeca and Soledad's father?

2. At the end of Chapter 23, how long does the train not move again after it stops?

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

4. In Chapter 17, where do Lydia and the others find a Casa del Migrante?

5. How many times did Soledad see her unwanted boyfriend shoot people in the back of the head?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lydia and the others get food in Chapter 15?

2. What do Rebeca and Soledad learn when they try to call their father?

3. In Chapter 21, what does Lydia remember as she and the others are prepared to board unmarked cargo vans?

4. In Chapter 23, who helps Lydia and the others?

5. In Chapter 22, what does Lydia have to pay for Soledad and Rebeca, and why does she pay?

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

7. Who is Beto in Chapter 25?

8. What happens at the end of Chapter 20?

9. What is the name of the nurse who is caring for Elmer and what does she tell him?

10. In Chapter 28, how much money is Lydia short to El Chacal and how does she get the money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses different methods to reveal events from the past. How does the author use exposition and flashbacks to impact the story, develop characters, and resolve storylines?

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