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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes with Mari to speak with ICE?
(a) Ms. Ramirez, Barry, Mr. Calhoun, and Tyler.
(b) Ms. Ramirez, Barry, Mr. Calhoun, and Grandma.
(c) Ms. Ramirez, Mr. Calhoun, and her sisters.
(d) Ms. Ramirez, Barry, and Mr. Calhoun.

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

3. Where does Grandma take Tyler and the three Marias when ICE comes to the farm?
(a) The church.
(b) Uncle Larry's.
(c) Martha's.
(d) Mr. Rossetti's.

4. When will Tyler turn 12?
(a) March 1.
(b) March 8.
(c) March 2.
(d) March 6.

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

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

7. What job does Ms. Ramirez's boyfriend have at Christmas?
(a) Fed Ex driver.
(b) Mail carrier.
(c) Santa Claus.
(d) UPS driver.

8. 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.

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

10. What grade were Mari's parents in when they had to drop out of school?
(a) 5th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 8th.
(d) 7th.

11. By 1910, how many Italians were in Vermont?
(a) 3,018.
(b) 5,287.
(c) 4,594.
(d) 6,943.

12. In May, how old will Grandma be?
(a) 72.
(b) 73.
(c) 74.
(d) 75.

13. How many sisters does Felipe have?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

14. How long does Mr. Cruz want to leave to find his wife?
(a) 8 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

15. When is the first time that Mari writes in the diary she gets for her birthday?
(a) May 31, 2006.
(b) May 19, 2006.
(c) June 4, 2006.
(d) June 7, 2006.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mari's mother try to escape when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) comes to the farm?

2. What type of cookies does Mari say that the deputies allowed Mrs. Paquette to bring to Felipe?

3. How many kids drop out of the 4-H trip because of all the protests?

4. When does Mr. Paquette start mending fences?

5. How many visitors can prisoners at the jail have at one time?

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