American Dirt Test | Final Test - Hard

Jeanine Cummins
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

American Dirt Test | Final Test - Hard

Jeanine Cummins
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 do the agents tell the migrants they have for them in Chapter 21?

2. Where do Rebeca and Soledad have a cousin?

3. How did Javier's daughter Marta die?

4. In Chapter 20, where does Lydia think it might be nice to live in the United States?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Beto in Chapter 25?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or do they almost take on the role of a character? How do the various settings evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

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