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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What nickname did Ted give one of the coyotes?
(a) Big Mouth
(b) Bad Breath
(c) Big Teeth
(d) Bad Teeth

4. Where didAlonso have the phone number of the man he hopes will give him a job?
(a) In his memory
(b) On a napkin
(c) On a rumpled piece of paper
(d) On a matchbook cover

5. What kind of medication did Ted say he wished he had while they were at the airport?
(a) Aspirin
(b) Heart medication
(c) Antacid
(d) Prozac

Short Answer Questions

1. Ted said Timoteo looked like he might have been what kind of professional?

2. How did the men tell Ted they planned to get to Las Angeles?

3. Who was the first to leave after the arrival of Martin's wife?

4. What night did the group make the trip?

5. What was the bag lady doing at the counter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Martin say he should be buying the burgers for the group on their night out?

2. Explain how Victor and the others of his group decided to travel to America?

3. List two points at which the members of the group were especially nervous while traveling through the airport terminal.

4. Why did the situation change so dramatically once Martin's wife and son arrived?

5. What was the problem they faced when going through the security checkpoint and who took the blame for it?

6. Describe the life of the bag lady Ted met in the donut shop.

7. What did Timoteo plan to take with him and why did Ted veto the idea?

8. What did Ted say about the relationship between the retirees who made up most of the population of Phoenix and the illegal immigrants?

9. Why did Ted stop to pick up the group early on the day they were to depart for the airport and what did he find?

10. How did Ted discover that pesticides were being used so freely on the citrus trees and what did he think of it?

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