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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. How much money did Alonso need to borrow for his bus ticket to the job he expected to get?

2. Why did Ted tell coyotes he wanted to cross the river into America?

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

4. Where didAlonso have the phone number of the man he hopes will give him a job?

5. Where did Ted and Alonso spend their first night in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What wasTed's answer when the police first asked how he and Alonso know each other?

3. 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?

4. How did Ted describe the agricultural side of Phoenix?

5. Why did the first coyote say his prices were high?

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

7. What answers did Ted and Alonso give when a businessman asked them where they were going?

8. Describe Alonso's first illegal crossing of the border.

9. What do the Mexicans think when the flight attendant offers them drinks and what do they do?

10. What did Alonso say about all the men waiting in the bus stop? How did he support that claim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe at least two instances in which Ted was the subject of racial discrimination. What did he say about his feelings at these times?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the ways the Mexicans entertained themselves in America? Compare those to their entertainments in Mexico.

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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