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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 Interstate did the group choose for the majority of their route?

2. What does the man named Maximo say the car uses a lot of?

3. What was the business run by Raquel Rendon?

4. How long had Vincente spent in jail?

5. What did Emilio say he did during the off seasons for fruit picking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ted say about the fact that the Mexicans traveled without a map?

2. What was Juanito's errand and what else did he do while running that errand?

3. What did Ted say was the "enemy" of his efforts to teach the Mexicans at the orchard camp?

4. What was Evangelica wearing when she met the group at the station and why was she dressed in that way?

5. How did Jesus get the money to pay the coyotes when he returned to America?

6. What did the priest say attracted young people to the idea of traveling to the United States?

7. Describe the conversation and the misconception about Social Security numbers.

8. Why was Ted reluctant to drive?

9. What was the reaction of the officers when Ted and the others were arrested in Utah?

10. What prompted the group to spend a night in a motel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Ted came to know Alonso and how the two crossed the border together. Ted said that he and Alonso don't look at each other as Alonso was taken off the bus in Texas. Why was that important to the two? What does this say about the character of each?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the work the Mexicans did in the orchards. What did Ted learn about the "unskilled" labor? Compare the jobs in Arizona to those in Florida.

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