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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the best way for Tyler to stay in touch with Gramps?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) Stars.
(d) His grandmother.

3. 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) A month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

4. Where is Ben going to go to college?
(a) Middlebury College.
(b) University of Vermont.
(c) Bennington College.
(d) Northern Vermont University.

5. Where did Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony meet?
(a) Dive bar.
(b) Roller-derby bar.
(c) Cocktail bar.
(d) Sports bar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What newspaper does Uncle Byron read every day?

3. Why is Mari's abuelita taking an expensive prescription medication?

4. When did Tyler's grandfather die?

5. In Mari's letter, when does she say that the president of Mexico speaks to the people?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Grandma visit the Cruzes in their trailer in December?

2. Who are Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony, and why did Tyler spend a month with them in Boston?

3. How did Tyler spend the month with his aunt Roxie and uncle Tony?

4. What does Grandma think her husband would have said about having Mexicans work on the farm?

5. Why have the Cruz men started sending $60 a week to their family?

6. What bad things happened on Tyler's family's farm during the summer?

7. Why does Tyler think the farm is being watched by Homeland Security in "Watched-Over Farm"?

8. What does Mari compare the swallows to when Tyler tells her they migrate to Mexico in the fall?

9. Why does Tyler tell Mari it is terrible at his house?

10. After Mr. Paquette's accident, why did Tyler's parents considering selling their farm?

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