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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Lupe Sanchez tell the men that Ted was going to do while he stayed with them at the orchard?
2. What job does Carlos take?
3. How did the men tell Ted they planned to get to Las Angeles?
4. What was the name of Martin's wife?
5. Where did Ted meet Alonso?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Ted not want to be the one to sleep on the bed his first night at the orchard and why did he eventually accept?
2. What do the Mexicans think when the flight attendant offers them drinks and what do they do?
3. Ted expected that the men shared a deep bond simply on the basis of their illegal status and the fact that they were all from Mexico. What did he say he eventually discovered about that?
4. What did Nate say to Ted that made him work much faster and why did it work on Ted?
5. What aspect of the trip through the airport did Ted believe to be most important? How did he address that?
6. What answers did Ted and Alonso give when a businessman asked them where they were going?
7. What did Alonso do as they boarded the bus for Houston in an effort to evade police? How did it turn out?
8. What did Alonso say about all the men waiting in the bus stop? How did he support that claim?
9. Why did Martin say he should be buying the burgers for the group on their night out?
10. Why did Ted hate the change from orange trees to lemon trees?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe what happened to the group of men who went to California? What was Ted's life like there? Compare his life to that of his fellow travelers.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the trip through the airport. What aspects of the trip did the Mexicans find unnerving? Why hadn't Ted thought to warn them about each?
Essay Topic 3
Ted pointed out that once he and Alonso had reached America, he was more relaxed while Alonso was more nervous. Compare the actions and emotions of the two men and the reasons for the differences.
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