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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. On December 12, how long has it been since Felipe was picked up by the police?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 6 days.
(c) A week.
(d) 4 days.

2. When did Tyler's grandfather give him the telescope?
(a) 2 years ago.
(b) His birthday.
(c) 3 years ago.
(d) Last Christmas.

3. Where does Luby go after her half day at school?
(a) Tyler's grandmother's.
(b) The trailer.
(c) After-school program.
(d) Tyler's house.

4. Where does Mari decide she will leave her letter dated December 12 to the Virgen de Guadalupe?
(a) Catholic church.
(b) Mailbox.
(c) Bury it.
(d) Nativity scene.

5. What is the name of the Cruz girls' grandmother who died last December?
(a) Maria Delores.
(b) Maria Guadalupe.
(c) Maria Nova.
(d) Maria Isabella.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mari's mother leave in 2004?

2. How large is the turkey Connie cooks for Thanksgiving?

3. When is the Mexican independence day?

4. When did Tyler's grandfather die?

5. From where in Mexico are the migrant workers from who will be helping on the Paquette's farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who attends Thanksgiving dinner in "Farm of Many Plots"?

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

3. Who does Tyler see coming out of a trailer on his farm?

4. When Tyler goes to meet the girls, what does he learn their names are?

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

6. What is Grandma's memory table?

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

8. What does Tyler think about his granfather's death?

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

10. Why did the Cruzes never participate in Halloween?

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