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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 Ted say would be his fate if the illegals were caught?
2. Why did Ted say the illegal immigrants liked to work in orchards?
3. What did Ted find under the seat cover in Lupe Sanchez's truck?
4. What did Ted say was responsible for the existence of citrus groves in the arid region around Phoenix?
5. Why did Ted choose for the cab to take them to Santa Monica?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How did Ted describe the agricultural side of Phoenix?
3. Why did the first coyote say his prices were high?
4. What did Ted say about the traffic in Phoenix?
5. What was the problem they faced when going through the security checkpoint and who took the blame for it?
6. What is Lupe Sanchez's role with the illegals?
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 wasTed's answer when the police first asked how he and Alonso know each other?
9. What about the plane ride most frightened Timoteo?
10. How did Ted discover that pesticides were being used so freely on the citrus trees and what did he think of it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the attitudes of the Mexicans on religion. Why is Ted surprised when he learns that they'd been baptized into the Mormon church? Why did the men say they'd agreed to it? What do the men believe about the Protestants?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
What were some of the ways the Mexicans entertained themselves in America? Compare those to their entertainments in Mexico.
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