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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Ted find under the seat cover in Lupe Sanchez's truck?
(a) Fake identification papers
(b) A map
(c) A cell phone
(d) A gun

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

5. What was the name of the girl who tried to seduce Ted in return for her legalization documents?
(a) Martina
(b) Marisol
(c) Martha
(d) Marguarite

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

7. Where was Darla Derringer dancing?
(a) In the orchard
(b) The Zebra Club
(c) In the house in the orchard
(d) At a casino

8. 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

9. 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 he'll appeal to the government
(c) He said he'll live off relatives
(d) He said something always turns up

10. Where did Ted meet Alonso?
(a) On a bus
(b) On a truck
(c) On a train
(d) In jail

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

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

13. Where did Ted sleep his first night at the house in the orchard?
(a) In the barn
(b) In a pickup
(c) On the bed
(d) On the couch

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two games did members of the group play while waiting at the donut shop?

2. Why did many of the men refer to Lupe Sanchez as "Don Lupe?"

3. What were snowbirds?

4. What did Ted discover was the meaning of "rinche?"`

5. What was Sanchez's national status?

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