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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. How does Chuy tell Nayeli to act in front of the Federales?

2. What does Los Yunaites mean?

3. Who unofficially runs the state?

4. Where did Nayeli's other friends move to?

5. Who throws a punch at Nayeli before she leaves the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is corn so expensive in Chapter Two?

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

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

4. What is the story of The Seven Samurai?

5. How does Nayeli's mother make her living in Chapter Three?

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

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

8. What happened when the peso dropped in value?

9. How do the bandidos treat Nayeli?

10. What do the two bandidos argue about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nayeli and Tacho are surprised to be welcomed in Kankakee. What is the communities opinion of Mexicans? How is their experience unique there?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The girls are disgusted by the filth of the area Porfirio and Araceli live in. What makes them calm down and feel happier? Why is the couple generous when they have so little?

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