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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. How old does Mari think she will be before her father allows her to have a boyfriend?
(a) 18.
(b) 22.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

2. When will Felipe's hearing be?
(a) January 20.
(b) January 19.
(c) January 21.
(d) January 18.

3. Where do the three Marias, Grandma, and Tyler spend the night after ICE comes to the farm?
(a) Mr. Rossetti's.
(b) Parsonage.
(c) Martha's.
(d) Uncle Larry's.

4. Where are some of Mari's uncles living in March 2006?
(a) California.
(b) Texas.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Arizona.

5. When do Tyler and his family plant their corn?
(a) June 17.
(b) June 16.
(c) June 18.
(d) June 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. One day when Grandmother picks up Tyler after he works for the old man, what does she bring with her for the man?

2. In April 2006, in the letter Mari writes, how long had it been since she saw her mother?

3. What grade were Mari's parents in when they had to drop out of school?

4. How much money does Mr. Cruz give Tyler to buy presents for his daughters?

5. In 2006, when is the last day of school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mari celebrate Three Kings Day?

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

3. Who is Felipe's lawyer, and what is he like?

4. What is happening to Gramps' Christmas tree farm?

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

6. What is the only things Tyler wants for his birthday?

7. What happens the night that Tyler shows Mari her star?

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

9. Why did Grandma and some of her church friends almost not get to sell baked goods for the youth group trip?

10. How do Mari's grandparents learn that Felipe is in jail?

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