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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 was El Mirage?
2. Where didAlonso have the phone number of the man he hopes will give him a job?
3. Why did Ted choose for the cab to take them to Santa Monica?
4. What was Sanchez's national status?
5. How many people did Victor say wanted to come to America from his home town?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Ted say he'd first thought when he discovered that a man was seated at his table, eating his pancakes? What did he come to realize about the man eating his pancakes?
2. What do the Mexicans think when the flight attendant offers them drinks and what do they do?
3. Why did the first coyote say his prices were high?
4. What was the problem they faced when going through the security checkpoint and who took the blame for it?
5. What about the plane ride most frightened Timoteo?
6. What did Alonso do as they boarded the bus for Houston in an effort to evade police? How did it turn out?
7. What did Ted say about the traffic in Phoenix?
8. What did Alonso say about all the men waiting in the bus stop? How did he support that claim?
9. What did Ted say about the relationship between the retirees who made up most of the population of Phoenix and the illegal immigrants?
10. What answers did Ted and Alonso give when a businessman asked them where they were going?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What were Ted's motivations for remaining with the group that was attempting to cross the border? Why did Ted remain nearby when the group was arrested in Mexico? Why did he remain nearby when they were arrested again in Utah?
Essay Topic 2
What were some of the cultural differences Ted notes between Americans and Mexicans? Were these good differences? Support your answers with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Compare what Ted learned about the Mexicans who traveled to America with what he learned about the families they left behind. What were the similarities? The differences?
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