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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. Who asks the Cruzes if they know anything about where Grandma went?
(a) Larry and Vicky.
(b) Connie.
(c) Jeanne and Byron.
(d) Abelard.

2. What is the name of Grandma's friend who is coming to get her to save her from a nursing home?
(a) Carol.
(b) Martha.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Jean.

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

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

5. What is the name of Sara's ex-boyfriend whom she thinks is making hang-up calls to the house?
(a) Jake.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Will.
(d) Mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose class does Tyler remember studying the constitution last year?

2. Where does Mari tell her father that Tyler has said they might hide?

3. How old was Gramps when he died?

4. Where did Tyler go after his grandfather died and his father was hurt in a farm accident?

5. What was Gramps checking in his garden when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Tyler's parents think they will be able to keep the farm?

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

3. Why is Mari not able to send the letters she has written her mother in August of 2005?

4. Why does Ben think Mari gets upset when her sisters say she was born in Mexico?

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

6. Why does Aunt Jeanne think that Grandma should not live alone?

7. Who do Sara and Connie think might be calling their phone and then hanging up?

8. How does Mari decide to deliver her letter to Virgencita de Guadalupe?

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

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

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