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

2. In Chapter 23, what is the name of the town that the doctor is from?

3. In Chapter 17, where does the boy that Luca recognizes say that he is going?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lydia’s mother was an independent woman. How was Lydia’s mother different from other women her age? How did this affect the way that she raised Lydia? How did this affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Javier seems to be a very nice person from his discussions with Lydia in the bookstore. What does Lydia think of Javier before she learns who he is? How does her opinion of him change? What does the commander do that seems in contrast to the violence he and his men perpetrate? What is revealed about duality from the behavior of these men?

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