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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 Atomiko contemplating when he meets Nayeli?

2. Which building is near the cemetery?

3. How long is the hole's tunnel?

4. What does Atomiko do to the attackers?

5. What is Porfirio and Araceli's shack made from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nayeli initially dismiss Atomiko as a soldier?

2. Why do Porfirio and Araceli approach the four friends?

3. What is the front for the hole?

4. What happens on Vampi's date with El Brujo?

5. What does Nayeli do to the man who tries to break into their hotel room?

6. What kinds of people are on the streets at night in Tijuana?

7. How is the journey with the coyote?

8. What does it mean that Matt went through a Bible-thumping phase?

9. Why do the agents violently drag Tacho away?

10. What do the friends see on most of the corners in Tijuana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the border, what do Rigo's instructions to Tacho say about people's preconceived ideas of wealth and status? How do they use their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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