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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 faulty on the room door at the hotel the group of friends is staying in?

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

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

4. Which job does Ma Johnston retire from?

5. Who cries while leaving Araceli and Porfirio?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the front for the hole?

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

4. Why do the agents violently drag Tacho away?

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

6. What happens when Nayeli tries to contact Chava?

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

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

9. What does Atomiko use his prized staff for?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 25, Matt makes disparaging comments about his old and new Mexican friends. Is it surprising to the reader that Matt feels this way? Does this information change Matt's character?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Irma believe life and love are war? How does she try to prepare Nayeli, both physically and emotionally, to be a winner at life?

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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