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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. In Chapter Six, what does Irma demand of Garcia-Garcia?

2. What do the people of Tres Camarones consider themselves to be?

3. In Chapter Four, what activity does the group partake in?

4. Who do Nayeli and her friends plan to recruit?

5. Historically, what do the villagers resist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which groups have tried to convert the villagers?

2. In Chapter Five, what shocks Irma about pinto beans?

3. What happened when the peso dropped in value?

4. What is historic about Irma's election?

5. What are the bandidos's jobs?

6. What do the two bandidos argue about?

7. In Chapter Six, what threat does Irma make toward Garcia-Garcia?

8. Who drives by the bus shooting guns?

9. What do Nayeli and her friends do at the cove?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use Candelaria's interactions with the migra agents to show her history? Does her plight seem common? Why?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 25, Matt makes disparaging comments about his old and new Mexican friends. Is it surprising to the reader that Matt feels this way? Does this information change Matt's character?

Essay Topic 3

On their road trip, Nayeli and Tacho are disappointed by many quintessentially American things. What impresses them? How does nature affect them and their experiences?

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