View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the men say was the biggest problem with their plan?
(a) They didn't have drivers licenses
(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 know enough English to ask for a ride

2. What did Alonso say was the best thing about America?
(a) The language
(b) Nothing
(c) The people
(d) Everything

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

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

5. 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 live off relatives
(d) He said he'll appeal to the government

6. Why did Ted say the illegal immigrants liked to work in orchards?
(a) Because they could eat all the fruit they wanted
(b) Because they didn't like to work in factories
(c) Because the money was better
(d) Because it was more difficult to be seen, therefore more difficult to be caught

7. Who was the cook at the home where the group was staying in L.A. when they first arrived?
(a) Victor
(b) Luis
(c) Carlos
(d) Ted

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

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

10. What did Ted say was the reason the group was traveling together?
(a) That they were migrant workers headed to their next job
(b) That they were baseball players headed for an exhibition game
(c) That they were soccer players headed for an exhibition game
(d) That they were dentists headed to a convention

11. Where did Ted's friends get clothes that would make them blend in at the airport?
(a) From Mexico
(b) From friends
(c) Wal-Mart
(d) Flea markets

12. What did Ted say was responsible for the existence of citrus groves in the arid region around Phoenix?
(a) Ingenious engineering.
(b) The illegal immigrants
(c) Sandy soil
(d) The tenacity of the retirees

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

14. 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 culture
(d) His lack of knowledge about the language

15. 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 wanted and couldn't cross legally
(c) He said he was a Mexican and couldn't cross legally
(d) He said he was a journalist working on a story

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Martin been working in America before he sent for his wife and son?

2. How far were the men carrying water because of the broken pump at the house in the orchard?

3. What kind of medication did Ted say he wished he had while they were at the airport?

4. Why did Ted say American companies establish companies just over the Mexican border?

5. What was Sanchez's national status?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 552 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample