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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 21, how many human skulls does Lydia remember were found in a mass grave in Veracruz a few months ago?

2. How many cups of coffee would Lydia have each morning when Sebastian was alive?

3. Who does Beto say sometimes can get asylum?

4. What does Beto tell Lydia that he returned and was given money as a reward?

5. What was the name of the girl that Luca liked in his apartment building who wore yellow sneakers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Soledad and Rebeca have to leave San Pedro Sula?

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

4. What happens at the end of Chapter 20?

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

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

7. Who is Beto in Chapter 25?

8. How did Javier's daughter die?

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

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

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

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?

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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