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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 grade were Mari's parents in when they had to drop out of school?
(a) 5th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 7th.
(d) 8th.

2. When does Mari write a letter to the family in Las Margaritas that she is going to be able to mail?
(a) March 7, 2006.
(b) March 5, 2006.
(c) March 11, 2006.
(d) March 18, 2006.

3. In June, what is the name of Tyler's new show calf?
(a) Washington.
(b) Mari.
(c) Margarita.
(d) North Carolina.

4. Before Felipe was arrested, how often did Connie take the three Marias to the Wal-Mart across the lake?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Every 10 or 12 days.
(c) Every other week.
(d) Every 7 or 8 days.

5. What do Grandma and her friends make for the town meeting in March to raise money for a youth group trip?
(a) Cookies, brownies, and punch.
(b) Cookies, breads, and punch.
(c) Sheet cake, cookies and punch.
(d) Sheet cake, cookies, breads, and punch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony on Tyler's birthday?

2. By December 24, how long has it been since Felipe was stopped by the police?

3. On June 9, how long has it been since Mari and her sisters have been in school?

4. When is the first time that Mari writes in the diary she gets for her birthday?

5. On the trip to get Mari's mother, how long is Tyler able to tour Washington D.C.?

Short Essay Questions

1. When is the girl the Cruzes are calling Felipe's girlfriend going to Mexico, and what will she take with her?

2. How does Mari celebrate Three Kings Day?

3. What type of friend does Mr. Rossetti become to Tyler?

4. Why does Mari want to speak to ICE officials, and who goes with her?

5. Where does Tyler find money, and what does he do about it?

6. When the coyotes agree to half the money to ransom Mrs. Cruz, how do the Cruzes plan to get the money?

7. How does Tyler get a job?

8. What is it like for Mari at home when her mother returns?

9. What does Tyler do when his aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony offer to take him to Washington, D.C. on spring break?

10. Why does Tyler believe this Christmas will be the worst ever?

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