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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 birds does Mari go to watch in the barn?
2. When did Mari's mother leave in 2004?
3. What type of work did Mr. Cruz do in North Carolina?
4. Which of Tyler's choices for a name for the farm made it to a final round?
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. What does Tyler think is strange about the Cruz girls and their mother?
2. How does Mari decide to deliver her letter to Virgencita de Guadalupe?
3. Who attends Thanksgiving dinner in "Farm of Many Plots"?
4. What does Tyler think about his granfather's death?
5. What does Mari compare the swallows to when Tyler tells her they migrate to Mexico in the fall?
6. Who are Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony, and why did Tyler spend a month with them in Boston?
7. Why does Tyler think the farm is being watched by Homeland Security in "Watched-Over Farm"?
8. What do Mari's father and Tio Armando do when Felipe is arrested?
9. What does Tyler say when Mari tells him that she and her father and uncles are in the U.S. illegally?
10. Why does Tyler tell Mari it is terrible at his house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in Return to Sender? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 2
Mari writes letters to her mother even though she cannot send them. Why does Mari begin writing letters to her mother even when they do not know where she is? How and why are the letters therapy for Mari?
Essay Topic 3
Tyler struggles with how to determine what is right and wrong. Why does Tyler struggle to determine what is right and wrong?
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