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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nayeli's father live?
(a) United States.
(b) Costa Rica.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Germany.

2. Who gets the projectionist-in-training job?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Candy.
(c) Maria.
(d) Don.

3. What does Maria say you cannot eat?
(a) Beets.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Belts.

4. How do the bandidos view the village?
(a) Exuberant.
(b) Forward thinking.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Behind the times.

5. In Chapter Six, what does Irma demand of Garcia-Garcia?
(a) More coins.
(b) Tastier food.
(c) Bigger plane.
(d) Better jobs for women.

6. Who are Nayeli's best friends?
(a) Erica and Giovanna.
(b) Xandria and Zama.
(c) Eliana and Tatiana.
(d) Yoloxochitl and Veronica.

7. What is the title of Part One?
(a) Sur.
(b) Son.
(c) Sire.
(d) Sail.

8. Who is quoted in the Epigraph?
(a) Gia.
(b) Sacajawea.
(c) Xayacamach of Tizatlan.
(d) Mother Teresa.

9. Who do the soldiers remove from the bus in Chapter Eight?
(a) Illegal Colombians.
(b) People with walkers.
(c) Drug smugglers.
(d) Babies who are crying.

10. What does Missionary Matt give the girls when he leaves the village?
(a) Signed autographs.
(b) Kisses.
(c) Friendship bracelets.
(d) Cards with his contact information.

11. What does Nayeli dream of doing in Chapter Two?
(a) Leaving town.
(b) Becoming a pilot.
(c) Owning a ranch.
(d) Writing a screenplay.

12. Where did the village men begin to travel to find work?
(a) San.
(b) South.
(c) North Highlands Forest.
(d) El Norte.

13. In Chapter Four, what does Nayeli realize there is a lack of in town?
(a) Plazas.
(b) Pregnancies.
(c) Parakeets.
(d) Parties.

14. In Chapter Four, what activity does the group partake in?
(a) Skiing.
(b) Crabbing.
(c) Deer hunting.
(d) Parachuting.

15. Which season is it when the book begins?
(a) Mid winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Late summer.
(d) Early spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Irma promise to take care of while Tacho is gone?

2. What did Garcia-Garcia want to bring to the town in 1936?

3. How does the narrator summarize bandidos?

4. What does Irma complain about at the fruit market?

5. What do the friends like to do on the computer?

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