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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 brings Grandma home after she leaves to avoid going in a nursing home?
(a) Jeanne and Byron.
(b) Connie.
(c) Larry and Vicky.
(d) Abelard.

2. What was the speed limit when Ben was picked up for speeding?
(a) 40 mph.
(b) 45 mph.
(c) 35 mph.
(d) 30 mph.

3. How many children do Uncle Larry and Aunt Vicky have?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. When is the Mexican independence day?
(a) September 17.
(b) September 18.
(c) September 19.
(d) September 16.

5. What is the name of Tyler's favorite show cow?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Molly.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Alaska.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. After the dinner with Tyler and his grandmother, when does Mari write a letter to her abuelita?

3. What is the name of Grandma's friend who is coming to get her to save her from a nursing home?

4. Where is Ben going to go to college?

5. Where does Tyler like to set up his telescope?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Tyler's father think the Mexicans working for them may not be legal?

4. What does Tyler say when Mari tells him that she and her father and uncles are in the U.S. illegally?

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

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

7. What do Mari's father and Tio Armando do when Felipe is arrested?

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

9. What does Tyler think is strange about the Cruz girls and their mother?

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

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