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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 color are the benches painted at the Plaza Ninos Heroes in Chapter 27?

2. In Chapter 22 where is Soledad injured when she is brought to the warehouse?

3. In Chapter 15, what instrument is a man playing in San Miguel de Allende?

4. In Chapter 19, what color hat is a man wearing who is riding an old pony and talking on his cell phone?

5. As Lydia and the others go with four men and Lorenzo, what buldings are along the tracks in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Lydia and Rebeca distract Luca when they are caught by la migra in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

7. What show did Luca and his father watch together when Lydia was not home?

8. How does a little girl try to entrap Soledad in Chapter 23?

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

10. Where do Lydia and the others hide when la migra appears in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Javier met Lydia at her bookstore. How would you describe the relationship between Lydia and Javier when he started going to her bookstore? How did their relationship change when Lydia learned who he was? Why did Javier hurt Lydia so badly through the massacre?

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