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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 was Gramps favorite pie that Grandma would make?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Mulberry.
(c) Blueberry.
(d) Pecan.

2. How is Tyler's mother helping his father in "Bad-Luck Farm"?
(a) Milk the cows.
(b) Weed the garden.
(c) Muck out the barn.
(d) With his physical therapy exercises.

3. How large is the turkey Connie cooks for Thanksgiving?
(a) 25 lbs.
(b) 20 lbs.
(c) 30 lbs.
(d) 15 lbs.

4. How old was Gramps when he died?
(a) 75.
(b) 78.
(c) 76.
(d) 77.

5. In whose class does Tyler remember studying the constitution last year?
(a) Mr. Williams'.
(b) Ms. Swenson's.
(c) Mrs. Stevens.
(d) Mr. Bridger's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mari when she came to the U.S.?

2. When does Mari tell Tyler that her grandmother died?

3. Where does Tyler tell Mari swallows go for the winter?

4. How many little girls have the migrants brought with them?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Mari say about the money her father and uncles send to their family in Mexico?

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

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