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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In the Land of Avocados.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were they when Ted asked if they could stop to eat?
(a) Texas
(b) Arkansas
(c) Florida
(d) Tennessee

2. Who was the tractor driver?
(a) Lupe
(b) Carlos
(c) Victor
(d) Nate

3. How many people paddled across the river?
(a) Five
(b) Two
(c) Eight
(d) None

4. What was the name of the huge deportation effort of 1954?
(a) Mexican Bound
(b) Operation Deportatation
(c) Operation Wetback
(d) Wetbacks Go Home

5. How much money did Alonso need to borrow for his bus ticket to the job he expected to get?
(a) Forty dollars
(b) A hundred dollars
(c) Two dollars
(d) Ten dollars

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ted supposed to pick soon after his arrival in Mexico?

2. Why did Ted tell coyotes he wanted to cross the river into America?

3. What was the nickname of the coyote Ted met about the possibility of taking a group to Mexico?

4. Why were some of the men planning to head for Florida over Christmas vacation?

5. What crop did Hilario say he worked after picking cotton for awhile?

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