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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ted said Timoteo looked like he might have been what kind of professional?
(a) A podiatrist
(b) A barber
(c) A dentist
(d) A graphic designer

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

4. 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

5. What was used to pick lemons from the tree?
(a) Special clippers
(b) A large knife
(c) Only the hands
(d) A special ring

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

7. What did Ted learn was the only real common factor between the men living at the house in the orchard?
(a) They spoke a common language
(b) They came from the same region
(c) Their parents were all related
(d) They wanted to learn English

8. Where did Ted and the rest of the group stop first in Santa Monica?
(a) Holiday Inn
(b) McDonald's
(c) Burger King
(d) Jack-in-the-Box

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

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

11. About how many men did Ted say were at the coyotes' headquarters?
(a) Twenty
(b) Three
(c) Eighty
(d) Ten

12. Where did Ted and Alonso spend their first night in America?
(a) In a boxcar
(b) In a parking garage
(c) In the lavatory of the bus
(d) In a park

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

14. When did Carlos's uncle Candido arrive in America?
(a) 1950
(b) 1990
(c) 1985
(d) The previous summer

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Ted and Alonso board the bus?

2. What kind of car did Martin drive?

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

4. What was the dominant crop of the region near Phoenix?

5. Where was Alonso hiding when the immigration officer found him?

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