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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. In 2006, when were there national elections in Mexico?
(a) July 2.
(b) July 1.
(c) July 3.
(d) July 5.

2. Where does Mr. Cruz think his wife is being held hostage?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arizona.
(d) California.

3. How much will it cost Mr. Cruz to have his wife dumped in some town in Texas?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $1,500.
(c) $1,750.
(d) $1,200.

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

5. One day when Grandmother picks up Tyler after he works for the old man, what does she bring with her for the man?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Cake.
(c) Bread and jam.
(d) Banana bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. In June, what is the name of Tyler's new show calf?

2. Where did the coyote who was supposed to take Mari's mother across the border have a contact?

3. How does Mari's mother try to escape when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) comes to the farm?

4. Where is the girl Felipe met at the university party going during her spring vacation?

5. On June 17, where does Mari learn the detention center is where her father is being held?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens at the town meeting when a motion is made to round up anyone in the area who is there illegally?

3. What does Grandma tell Tyler when he asks why Mr. Cruz wants to go to Texas?

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

5. How does Tyler get a job?

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

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

8. What punctuation mark does Mr. Bicknell introduce to his students?

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

10. What does Mari write about for a Valentine's Day assignment in Mr. Bicknell's class?

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