View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Mexicans call The Top Hat?
(a) El Sombrero
(b) The Dive
(c) El Mirage
(d) The Zebra Club

2. Why did several of the men make plans to leave the orchard?
(a) The oranges were all gone
(b) They had word of a better job
(c) They had picked too many bad oranges
(d) There were too many men at the camp

3. Which mode of travel did Alonso believe to be safest?
(a) Trailways
(b) Airplane
(c) Train
(d) Greyhound

4. Where did Carlos and the others of his group sleep at night?
(a) In a pickup
(b) In the bed
(c) On the couch
(d) In a barn

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

6. What kind of shirt was Ismael wearing?
(a) A plaid cowboy shirt
(b) A John Deere T-shirt
(c) A white button-up shirt
(d) A Pink Floyd T-shirt

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

8. What kind of car did the coyotes pick Ted and Alfonso up in?
(a) A Greyhound
(b) A Dodge
(c) A Ford
(d) A Chevrolet

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

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

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

12. 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 was a Mexican and couldn't cross legally
(c) He said he was wanted and couldn't cross legally
(d) He said he didn't want to cross

13. How much did a bag of lemons weigh?
(a) Almost eighty pounds
(b) Almost sixty pounds
(c) Almost forty pounds
(d) Almost one hundred pounds

14. What was the dominant crop of the region near Phoenix?
(a) Flowers
(b) Cotton
(c) Green vegetables
(d) Citrus fruits such as oranges

15. What did Ted discover was to actually be his transportation across the river?
(a) The hood of a car
(b) A speedboat
(c) A leady raft
(d) A bus

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Carlos's uncle Candido arrive in America?

2. What kind of door was it that frightened Timoteo?

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

4. What was El Mirage?

5. How many people paddled across the river?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 431 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample