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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into whose custody is Mari's mother released?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Paquette.
(b) Tyler's aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony.
(c) Ms. Ramirez.
(d) Tyler's Uncle Larry and Aunt Vicky.

2. Where were Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony on Tyler's birthday?
(a) Miami.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New Orleans.

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

4. What day of the week do Tyler, his aunt and uncle, Mari, and Sara arrive in Durham?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Wednesday.

5. What is the view out the window of the office where Mari talks to an ICE official?
(a) A field with cows.
(b) A field with horses.
(c) Industrial buildings.
(d) Office buildings.

6. When does Mari write to her father to tell him they are returning to Vermont and are in Boston?
(a) April 22, 2006.
(b) April 20, 2006.
(c) April 14, 2006.
(d) April 18, 2006.

7. Who takes photos of the Cruzes for the family in Mexico?
(a) Alyssa.
(b) Abelard.
(c) Connie.
(d) Sara.

8. Including Tyler, how many members of the 4-H club want to go to Washington, D.C.?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

9. What type of van is Mari to look for when the coyotes bring her mother to the bus station in Durham?
(a) Gray Chevy van.
(b) Black Ford van.
(c) Blue Ford van.
(d) White Chevy van.

10. 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, breads, and punch.
(b) Cookies, brownies, and punch.
(c) Sheet cake, cookies and punch.
(d) Cookies, breads, and punch.

11. 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 grandmother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His sister.

12. Who did Grandma invite to cut down the last of the evergreens for Christmas?
(a) Friends and family.
(b) Boy scouts.
(c) Youth group.
(d) Members of the Chamber of Commerce.

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

14. What is the usual sentence for Felipe's offense?
(a) 4-6 months.
(b) 6-9 months.
(c) 3-6 months.
(d) 9-12 months.

15. On the trip to North Carolina, how long did Mari's mother and others have to lie in the back of the van covered with a false floor?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 2 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are some of Mari's uncles living in March 2006?

2. What is the name of the person Mari speaks to at ICE?

3. In June, what is the name of Tyler's new show calf?

4. What type of punctuation mark does Mr. Bicknell share with his students?

5. In 2006, when were there national elections in Mexico?

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