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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. Which agent takes an interest in Nayeli?

2. What is Matt into before he finds religion?

3. What does Atomiko claim he can help the four friends do?

4. Which is Araceli's makeshift household invention?

5. What is the title of Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the journey with the coyote?

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

3. What is the front for the hole?

4. In Chapter Ten, what happens when the new bus arrives in Chapter Ten?

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

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

7. What is the mood when the four friends arrive in Tijuana?

8. What happens when Nayeli tries to contact Chava?

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

10. In Chapter 16, what does Nayeli tell the agents about Atomiko?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why do the four friends keep walking along the border fence when they know there is no magic pathway through? How does the author show the state of mind that they are in?

Essay Topic 3

What is it about the clothing Nayeli sees in the muck by the border that fills her with dread? What do you think she imagines happened? Does she realize how serious her situation is?

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