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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. How old is Lorenzo?

2. When Lydia and Luca return from buying groceries, how many people are at the apartment?

3. What was the name of Soledad's unwanted boyfriend?

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

5. In Chapter 21, how many trucks speed up to the tracks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Lydia have with Lorenzo?

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

3. What happens at the end of Chapter 20?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Beto in Chapter 25?

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

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Lydia and Luca had to steal rides on trains to go north. Why was riding La Bestia the only option for Lydia and Luca? Why was Lydia reluctant to ride the train? Why was it so dangerous in so many different ways?

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