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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long of a break will Tyler get for the Christmas holiday?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. What is the cost of the trip to Washington, D.C. with the 4-H club cost that Tyler wants to go on?
(a) $550.
(b) $475.
(c) Close to $500.
(d) Almost $600.

3. What type of punctuation mark does Mr. Bicknell share with his students?
(a) Interrobang.
(b) Percontation point.
(c) Asterism.
(d) Acclamation point.

4. In April 2006, in the letter Mari writes, how long had it been since she saw her mother?
(a) A year, 5 months. and 8 days.
(b) A year, 3 months, and 11 days.
(c) A year, 4 months, and 4 days.
(d) A year, 6 months, and 3 days.

5. What do Grandma and her friends make for the town meeting in March to raise money for a youth group trip?
(a) Sheet cake, cookies and punch.
(b) Cookies, breads, and punch.
(c) Cookies, brownies, and punch.
(d) Sheet cake, cookies, breads, and punch.

6. When was Felipe's deportation hearing?
(a) February 4.
(b) February 2.
(c) February 1.
(d) February 3.

7. Where is the girl Felipe met at the university party going during her spring vacation?
(a) Chiapas.
(b) Durango.
(c) Guerrero.
(d) Hidalgo.

8. When does Mari write a letter to the family in Las Margaritas that she is going to be able to mail?
(a) March 5, 2006.
(b) March 11, 2006.
(c) March 18, 2006.
(d) March 7, 2006.

9. When can prisoners at the county jail, like Felipe, receive visitors?
(a) Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11-4.
(b) Weekdays from 12-5.
(c) Mondays and Fridays from 8-5.
(d) Saturdays and Sundays from 10-3.

10. On June 9, how long has it been since Mari and her sisters have been in school?
(a) Almost 2 weeks.
(b) About 3 weeks.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 10 days.

11. When is Three Kings Day?
(a) January 3.
(b) January 7.
(c) January 4.
(d) January 6.

12. After school on the day Mari and her sisters are absent, who is at Mr. Rossetti's when Tyler shows up to work?
(a) His father.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

13. In Vermont, when does spring arrive?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) April.

14. How does Mari's mother try to escape when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) comes to the farm?
(a) Out the back door.
(b) Through a window.
(c) Run to the field.
(d) Run to the barn.

15. How much did Grandpa charge for evergreens?
(a) $15.
(b) $25.
(c) $10.
(d) $20.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the trip to get Mari's mother, how long is Tyler able to tour Washington D.C.?

2. When does Mr. Paquette start mending fences?

3. By December 24, how long has it been since Felipe was stopped by the police?

4. After Mr. Cruz tells the coyotes he does not have the money they want, by how much do they lower the amount they want?

5. What is the date of the second letter Mari writes her uncle Felipe?

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