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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new item did Ted discover at the house in the orchard?
(a) A black and white television
(b) A bedroom suit
(c) A dozen folding cots
(d) A waterbed

2. How many of Placido's children were on hand to see him off?
(a) Four
(b) Six
(c) None
(d) Three

3. What was the name of the state champion soccer team on which several men of Alhuacatlan played?
(a) The Owls
(b) The Jackals
(c) The Senors
(d) The Cowboys

4. What job was Jesus offered if he would remain in Mexico?
(a) An auto mechanic
(b) A store clerk
(c) A farm laborer
(d) A plumber

5. Where are the men when Ted works up the courage to ask if he can accompany them across the border?
(a) Don Beto's swimming hole
(b) Don Beto's taco stand
(c) Don Beto's grill
(d) Don Beto's billard hall

6. What was Emilio Hernandez doing when Ted arrived at his trailer?
(a) Sleeping
(b) Picking oranges
(c) Playing cards
(d) Loading a van to leave for Florida

7. How many children did Raquel Rendon say she had?
(a) Eleven
(b) Twelve
(c) Four
(d) Eight

8. What was the business run by Raquel Rendon?
(a) A taco stand
(b) A food store
(c) A billard hall
(d) A farm

9. Where had the farmer's son learned to speak Spanish?
(a) Prussia
(b) Phoenix
(c) Paraguay
(d) Palm Springs

10. Why was Cucho driving eighty-three miles per hour?
(a) He was trying to outrun police
(b) He wanted to get the trip over with
(c) He needed to go to the bathroom
(d) He thought the highway sign was the speed limit

11. Why did Ted want to go to Ahuacatlan?
(a) He wanted to know about the families of the men who left Mexico for America
(b) He wanted to learn the language
(c) He wanted to find a group willing to travel illegally to America
(d) He wanted to work there

12. How many men did Ted say wanted to go to Florida with the coyote?
(a) About eight
(b) About six
(c) About twenty
(d) About ten

13. What did Raquel Rendon give Ted as he left her business?
(a) A quart of moonshine
(b) A tortilla
(c) A lollipop
(d) A cabbage

14. What argument did Ted use to urge the others to check into a motel?
(a) The danger of freezing in the storm
(b) The danger of being spotted by immigration
(c) The need for showers
(d) The danger od driving the undependable car at night

15. What picture did Pancho have in his wallet that he said would protect those who prayed?
(a) The Virgin Mary
(b) Joan of Arc
(c) Jesus
(d) The Virgin of Guadalupe

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Children did Maximo have?

2. What was Ted supposed to pick soon after his arrival in Mexico?

3. What action is Ted doing that prompts Hilario to call him wasteful?

4. What did the men say "Amarillo" meant in Spanish?

5. What is Evangelica wearing when she meets up with the group?

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