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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ted say "Oso" meant?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Bear
(c) Brother
(d) Uncle

2. How long had Martin been working in America before he sent for his wife and son?
(a) Sixteen months
(b) Six years
(c) Sixteen years
(d) Six months

3. What were snowbirds?
(a) Journalists
(b) People who came to Phoenix for the winter
(c) Birds that arrived from the north for the winter
(d) The people who drove golf carts

4. What were "gordos?"
(a) Misshapen fruit
(b) White people
(c) Mexican pickers
(d) Ladders

5. Why did Ted tell coyotes he wanted to cross the river into America?
(a) He said he was a journalist working on a story
(b) He said he didn't want to cross
(c) He said he was a Mexican and couldn't cross legally
(d) He said he was wanted and couldn't cross legally

6. What was El Mirage?
(a) A retirement village
(b) A citrus grove
(c) An oasis
(d) A casino

7. What kind of door was it that frightened Timoteo?
(a) Sliding
(b) Locking
(c) Revolving
(d) Electric

8. What was the name of the girl who tried to seduce Ted in return for her legalization documents?
(a) Martina
(b) Martha
(c) Marguarite
(d) Marisol

9. Where was Alonso hiding when the immigration officer found him?
(a) Under a seat in the bus
(b) In the lavatory of the bus station
(c) Under a seat in the bus station
(d) In the lavatory of the bus

10. Who offers to claim to have seen the attack?
(a) Timoteo
(b) The police officer
(c) The bag lady
(d) No one

11. Where did Alonso plan to go to find work?
(a) Atlanta
(b) San Francisco
(c) Houston
(d) Mexico City

12. How much did the man charge the group for the ride from the donut shop?
(a) Fifty dollars each
(b) Five dollars each
(c) Fifty dollars total
(d) Five hundred dollars

13. What night did the group make the trip?
(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Saturday
(d) Tuesday

14. Who was the first to leave after the arrival of Martin's wife?
(a) Timoteo
(b) Luis
(c) Ted
(d) Lupita

15. What did Carlos give Ted in an effort to help him keep from being fired?
(a) Oranges
(b) Lemons
(c) Tickets
(d) Tortillas

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname did Ted give one of the coyotes?

2. How many people paddled across the river?

3. Why did Carlos tell Ted he couldn't take a turn at the cooking?

4. Where did Ted and Alonso sit on the bus?

5. What nickname did Ted use to refer to Phoenix?

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