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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 Wino say he can set the friends up with?

2. In Chapter 15, where does Wino drive the friends to meet the coyote?

3. Which nationality is predominant among the tourists?

4. What is Matt into before he finds religion?

5. How much does Wino charge each of the friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, who volunteers Chava to be part of the mission?

2. In Chapter 15, where does Wino go before meeting the coyote?

3. Why has Chava stayed away from Tres Camarones since the 60s?

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

5. In Chapter 21, why do the migra agents release Tacho?

6. What is in view when the four friends climb the steep bank by the wall?

7. What does the waitress in Tijuana assume about the four friends?

8. In Chapter 17, what does Tacho yell to the girls?

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

10. What is the front for the hole?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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