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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. What did the men say "Amarillo" meant in Spanish?
(a) Wheat
(b) Yellow
(c) Little country
(d) Little town

2. What surrounded the work camp at the Smith farm?
(a) Trees
(b) A park
(c) Chain link fence topped with barbed wire
(d) Expansive lawns

3. What did Ted Conner say made him "an unlikely wetback?"
(a) His interest in the Mexicans
(b) His blonde hair and blue eyes
(c) His lack of knowledge about the language
(d) His lack of knowledge about the culture

4. What was Alonso's answer when Ted asked what he would do if he couldn't find work?
(a) He said he'll live off relatives
(b) He said something always turns up
(c) He said he'll appeal to the government
(d) He said he'll return to Mexico

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two games did members of the group play while waiting at the donut shop?

2. What kind of fence was there in front of the house Ted was taken to by the coyotes?

3. What crops did Hilario raise?

4. What did Lupe Sanchez tell the men that Ted was going to do while he stayed with them at the orchard?

5. Where was Darla Derringer dancing?

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