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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 is the title of Part One?

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

3. What does Tacho give to people who voted?

4. Why does the narco think he can make a killing in the town?

5. Who unofficially runs the state?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Veronica like?

2. Who does Nayeli finally admit she wants to bring home with her?

3. What does Nayeli want for her future?

4. How does the group of four friends fund their trip?

5. How do the bandidos treat Nayeli?

6. What were the surfos unprepared for?

7. What happens after Nayeli watches The Magnificent Seven?

8. What do the two bandidos argue about?

9. What is the story of The Seven Samurai?

10. What does Irma remind Nayeli of when she takes her to the bus terminal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The first few people the girls choose to take home with them do not fit the exact criteria they set. How does this reveal that character is more than a title?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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