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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ted tell coyotes he wanted to cross the river into America?
(a) He said he didn't want to cross
(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 was a journalist working on a story

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

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

4. Why did Carlos tell Ted he couldn't take a turn at the cooking?
(a) Ted should be writing
(b) Ted needed ot save his energy
(c) Ted was too tired to cook
(d) The Mexicans didn't like his food

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

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

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

8. What was Ted Conner's profession?
(a) Immigration police
(b) Coyote
(c) Journalist
(d) Movie producer

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

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

11. How much did the group of men pay for the car that had a broken radiator?
(a) Three week's earnings from the orchard
(b) Three hundred dollars
(c) Three thousand dollars
(d) Three hundred thirty dollars

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

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

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

15. What medical condition did Timoteo say he had that would make it dangerous to fly?
(a) A heart condition
(b) Eye problems
(c) Gall stones
(d) Arthritis

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ted's friends get clothes that would make them blend in at the airport?

2. Where did Ted and Alonso spend their first night in America?

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

4. What kind of car did the coyotes pick Ted and Alfonso up in?

5. What did Ted say was the reason the group was traveling together?

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