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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 Ted Conner's profession?

2. Ted said Timoteo looked like he might have been what kind of professional?

3. What kind of fence was there in front of the house Ted was taken to by the coyotes?

4. What school had Carlos attended?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Ted hate the change from orange trees to lemon trees?

3. Why did Ted stop to pick up the group early on the day they were to depart for the airport and what did he find?

4. What did Alonso do as they boarded the bus for Houston in an effort to evade police? How did it turn out?

5. List two points at which the members of the group were especially nervous while traveling through the airport terminal.

6. Explain how Victor and the others of his group decided to travel to America?

7. 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?

8. What did Nate say to Ted that made him work much faster and why did it work on Ted?

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

10. What did Ted say about the traffic in Phoenix?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were some serious social, financial and emotional effects on the families who remain behind when young men travel to America. Describe those, comparing the positive with the negative.

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

Describe the role of the coyote. What were some of the similarities Ted described between the guides called coyotes and the animals? Is the name apt?

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