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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper does Uncle Byron read every day?

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

3. When does Mari write and tell her mother they arrived safely in Vermont?

4. How fast was Ben driving when he was with Felipe and got pulled over?

5. In Mari's letter on December 12, who does she say comes over when her family is sleeping on the floor worried about la migra?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tyler spend the month with his aunt Roxie and uncle Tony?

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

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

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

5. Why does Grandma visit the Cruzes in their trailer in December?

6. How does Mari decide to deliver her letter to Virgencita de Guadalupe?

7. What is Grandma's memory table?

8. Who does Tyler see coming out of a trailer on his farm?

9. When Tyler goes to meet the girls, what does he learn their names are?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mari has to go alone to meet the coyotes. Is Mari frightened when she meets the coyotes? Is she brave?

Essay Topic 2

Alvarez reveals Tyler’s life during a pivotal time. How do the events in Return to Sender help Tyler mature and grow in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

When Tyler meets the three Marias, Mari’s sisters reveal that she was born in Mexico. Why does it bother Mari that she was born in Mexico?

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