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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. What did Hilario say would happen to any animals that were killed on the road?
(a) Someone would eat them
(b) Wolves would eat them
(c) Someone would drag them out of the road
(d) They would rot

2. Why did Jesus say he was tired on the morning their trip began?
(a) He'd played pool most of the night
(b) He'd been sick
(c) He'd been too excited about the trip to sleep
(d) He'd been up late with a girl named Evangelica

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

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

5. What was the nickname of the coyote Ted met about the possibility of taking a group to Mexico?
(a) The Viper
(b) The Gunslinger
(c) The Top Hat
(d) The Chicken

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jesus and his group plan to go for work?

2. How old was Juanito?

3. How long had the Mexicans been gone when Ted arrived in Idaho for a visit?

4. Who joined Ted at the fire in the middle of the night?

5. What was the name of the state champion soccer team on which several men of Alhuacatlan played?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and how did the group sleep on their first night in Florida?

2. What did Ted say was the "enemy" of his efforts to teach the Mexicans at the orchard camp?

3. What did Ted say about the food at the "taquerias" and the social aspect of those facilities?

4. What did the priest say attracted young people to the idea of traveling to the United States?

5. What was Hilario's job?

6. What did Ted expect when the group made plans to stop and eat and what did he learn they were actually looking for?

7. What did Ted learn about the differences in picking oranges in Florida and picking in Arizona?

8. Describe the cargo of the "White Arrow."

9. What was the original plan for this crossing into the United States?

10. What happened to the man known as "the Woodpecker" when the bus was stopped by police?

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