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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ted's group buy pliers?
(a) To remove cactus spines
(b) To remove bad teeth
(c) For protection
(d) For holding cans of beans over a fire

2. What did Emilio say he did during the off seasons for fruit picking?
(a) Went to other places in the United States to work
(b) Went to visit friends in California
(c) Went back to Mexico to work
(d) Went back to Mexico to visit

3. What did Lupe put in Ted's morning tea?
(a) Lemon leaves
(b) Sugarcane
(c) Lemon rind
(d) Mint

4. What is the gift Ignacio wants to give Ted?
(a) A special pair of shoes
(b) Pants
(c) Tortillas
(d) Money

5. What does the man named Maximo say the car uses a lot of?
(a) Anti-freeze
(b) Transmission fluid
(c) Oil
(d) Gas

6. Which of the following items were on top of the bus?
(a) Spare tires
(b) All three
(c) Sacks of feed
(d) A casket

7. How many Children did Maximo have?
(a) Three
(b) None
(c) Five
(d) One

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

9. Where did the group stop to eat?
(a) Hardee's
(b) Kentucky Fried Chicken
(c) Popeye's
(d) Denny's

10. How long had Vincente spent in jail?
(a) A week
(b) A year
(c) A month
(d) He was never in jail

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

12. How many Social Security numbers did the man name Tiberio claim to have?
(a) One
(b) None
(c) Two
(d) Three

13. Where did Jesus and his group plan to go for work?
(a) Idaho
(b) California
(c) Phoenix
(d) Florida

14. What factors did Ted say made picking fruit in Florida more difficult than in Arizona?
(a) All the above
(b) The ladders were heavier
(c) The hours were longer
(d) The pay was less

15. Why were some of the men planning to head for Florida over Christmas vacation?
(a) Because wages were higher there
(b) Because they had heard of better housing there
(c) So they could continue working
(d) Because they couldn't return to Mexico

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of land did Ted travel through after the poor farmland?

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

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

4. How much per mile is Ted told the coyotes will typically charge for a trip to Phoenix?

5. What crop did Hilario say he worked after picking cotton for awhile?

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