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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 does Missionary Matt give the girls when he leaves the village?

2. Who has to be convinced to vote for Irma?

3. Which season is it when the book begins?

4. Which job does Nayeli perform for her Irma?

5. What is one of Don Pepe's sayings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is corn so expensive in Chapter Two?

2. What does Nayeli want for her future?

3. What is the story of The Seven Samurai?

4. How do the bandidos treat Nayeli?

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

6. What were the surfos unprepared for?

7. Which groups have tried to convert the villagers?

8. What is crabbing?

9. What happened when the peso dropped in value?

10. What is historic about Irma's election?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Irma is elected, she declares that a new age is dawning. What does Irma believe she can accomplish for her community? Is the reader inclined to support her?

Essay Topic 2

Nayeli has graduated and is a champion futbolista, so why does she feel she does not have options? What does she think is out of her reach and how does it make her feel?

Essay Topic 3

Tacho goes from one extreme situation to another, from being detained to being doted upon. Why does the author choose to provide some relief for Tacho's character?

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