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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. Where did the village men begin to travel to find work?

2. What is Irma's nickname?

3. What does Tacho do to his hair?

4. What does the narco hope to acquire?

5. What is the name of the village in Chapter One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is historic about Irma's election?

2. What were the surfos unprepared for?

3. What do the two bandidos argue about?

4. What does Irma do at the market that embarrasses the girls?

5. What happened when the peso dropped in value?

6. How do the bandidos treat Nayeli?

7. What are the bandidos's jobs?

8. What is Veronica like?

9. Why do the older women in the village doubt Irma for office?

10. Why is corn so expensive in Chapter Two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose of Nayeli leaving the postcard for her father? What does it say about Nayeli that she has come this far and does not speak to him?

Essay Topic 2

What does it mean that people in Tres Camarones do not say hello, they say goodbye? Is there a literal as well as a metaphorical meaning to this saying? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What does the name of Tacho's Taqueria e Internet “La Mano Caída,” meaning The Fallen Hand Taco Shop and Internet Café, signify about his sexual identity? How does Tacho transform a derogatory idea into a gay pride stance?

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