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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality was the cab driver?
(a) Greek
(b) American
(c) Mexican
(d) Italian

2. What color was Alonso's cowboy shirt when he and Ted met?
(a) Yellow
(b) Red
(c) Blue
(d) White

3. How much was the "fine" Alonso and Ted paidto the police who question them?
(a) 500 pesos
(b) 1,500 pesos
(c) 1,500 dollars
(d) Nothing

4. What was Sanchez's national status?
(a) An illegal immigrant
(b) Italian
(c) Swedish
(d) A naturalized American

5. What did Ted say would be his fate if the illegals were caught?
(a) A misdemeanor charge
(b) Deportation to Mexico
(c) the end of his career
(d) A felony charge

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

7. What was the bag lady doing at the counter?
(a) Reading a book
(b) Playing tic-tac-toe
(c) Working the New York Times crossword
(d) Working a cryptogram

8. What did the men say was the biggest problem with their plan?
(a) They didn't know enough English to ask for a ride
(b) They didn't know how to navigate a bus depot
(c) They didn't know how to navigate an airport
(d) They didn't have drivers licenses

9. What did Lupe Sanchez tell the men that Ted was going to do while he stayed with them at the orchard?
(a) Be overseeing their meals
(b) Be their teacher
(c) Be working in the cotton fields
(d) Be working on a book

10. What kind of fence was there in front of the house Ted was taken to by the coyotes?
(a) Picket
(b) Barbed wire
(c) Chain link
(d) Chicken wire

11. How did Ted expect to be taken across the river?
(a) In a speedboat
(b) On a leaky raft
(c) In a bus
(d) On the hood of a car

12. What nickname did Ted give one of the coyotes?
(a) Bad Breath
(b) Bad Teeth
(c) Big Teeth
(d) Big Mouth

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

14. What kind of medication did Ted say he wished he had while they were at the airport?
(a) Prozac
(b) Antacid
(c) Aspirin
(d) Heart medication

15. What time did Ted and Alonso board the bus?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 9:30 a.m.
(d) 9:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was it that set off the metal detector?

2. What was used to pick lemons from the tree?

3. What was the name of the man who is giving Alonso a job?

4. What did Ted say "Oso" meant?

5. How old was Alonso when he first left Mexico for America?

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