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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 22, how long will people who can pay the toll probably remain in the warehouse?
2. In Chapter 27, how much does El Chacal charge Lydia, Luca, and Beto?
3. In Chapter 19, what candy do Lydia and the others have?
4. In Chapter 17, where does the boy that Luca recognizes say that he is going?
5. In Chapter 22 where is Soledad injured when she is brought to the warehouse?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Lydia and the others hide when la migra appears in Chapter 24?
2. What do Rebeca and Soledad learn when they try to call their father?
3. How does Lydia get the money from her mother's bank account?
4. In Chapter 15, why did Lydia think that Javier would not be angry about Sebastian's article?
5. What show did Luca and his father watch together when Lydia was not home?
6. What happens at the end of Chapter 20?
7. In Chapter 17, what does the padre tell the migrants before they leave?
8. What is the name of the nurse who is caring for Elmer and what does she tell him?
9. How did Javier's daughter die?
10. In Chapter 18, who helps the migrants through the city and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Migrants left their homes to find better work or to avoid violence. How many characters in the novel became migrants because of violence? How does violence often influence characters to make the decision to leave home?
Essay Topic 2
Although there is great cruelty on the journey, there are acts of kindness as well. What acts of kindness do Lydia and the others experience? How do these kindnesses contrast with the cruelty they endure?
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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