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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the dinner with Tyler and his grandmother, when does Mari write a letter to her abuelita?
(a) November 14.
(b) November 5.
(c) November 11.
(d) November 9.

2. On December 12, how long has it been since Felipe was picked up by the police?
(a) A week.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

3. How is Tyler's mother helping his father in "Bad-Luck Farm"?
(a) Milk the cows.
(b) With his physical therapy exercises.
(c) Weed the garden.
(d) Muck out the barn.

4. What type of work did Mr. Cruz do in North Carolina?
(a) Landscaping.
(b) Dry wall installer.
(c) Construction.
(d) Agricultural worker.

5. Why did Mari's mother go back to Mexico alone?
(a) Her grandmother was dying.
(b) Her mother was dying.
(c) Her grandfather was dying.
(d) Her father was dying.

6. How much does Mari's father and his brothers send to their family in Mexico weekly?
(a) $40.
(b) $45.
(c) $35.
(d) $30.

7. Where does Tyler like to set up his telescope?
(a) Balcony.
(b) Old brick wall.
(c) Hayloft.
(d) Hill by the house.

8. How much time did Tyler get to spend with his Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony after his grandfather died and his father had his accident?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) 2 weeks.

9. Who calls after Thanksgiving dinner when Tyler has the three Marias over to look through his telescope?
(a) A wrong number.
(b) Ronnie.
(c) Clayton.
(d) Jake.

10. What is the name of Felipe's guitar?
(a) Eleanora.
(b) Adriana.
(c) Wilmita.
(d) Carisa.

11. When does Mari write and tell her mother they arrived safely in Vermont?
(a) August 21.
(b) August 17.
(c) August 20.
(d) August 19.

12. What is the name of the Cruz girls' grandmother who died last December?
(a) Maria Delores.
(b) Maria Isabella.
(c) Maria Guadalupe.
(d) Maria Nova.

13. What does Grandma serve to drink when she has the Cruz girls and Tyler over for supper?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Coca-Cola.
(d) Chocolate milk.

14. How many children do Uncle Larry and Aunt Vicky have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

15. What was Gramps checking in his garden when he died?
(a) Peppers and tomatoes.
(b) Tomatoes and lettuce.
(c) Carrots and tomatoes.
(d) Cucumbers and tomatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ben going to go to college?

2. When did Tyler's grandfather give him the telescope?

3. Because Mari's abuelita has to take an expensive prescription medication, how much are Mari's father and uncles sending to the family?

4. What does Uncle Byron do for a living?

5. Who brings Grandma home after she leaves to avoid going in a nursing home?

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