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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. Why is Mari's abuelita taking an expensive prescription medication?
2. How much time did Tyler get to spend with his Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony after his grandfather died and his father had his accident?
3. What games does Tyler take to the Cruz girls and then forget to leave for them?
4. What type of work did Mr. Cruz do in North Carolina?
5. In Mari's letter, when does she say that the president of Mexico speaks to the people?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tyler think about his granfather's death?
2. What does Mari compare the swallows to when Tyler tells her they migrate to Mexico in the fall?
3. What does Grandma think her husband would have said about having Mexicans work on the farm?
4. Why have the Cruz men started sending $60 a week to their family?
5. How do Tyler's parents think they will be able to keep the farm?
6. Who does Tyler see coming out of a trailer on his farm?
7. After Mr. Paquette's accident, why did Tyler's parents considering selling their farm?
8. How does Mari decide to deliver her letter to Virgencita de Guadalupe?
9. Who attends Thanksgiving dinner in "Farm of Many Plots"?
10. What does Tyler say when Mari tells him that she and her father and uncles are in the U.S. illegally?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"La Golondrina" is a song Tyler hears Felipe playing on the Day of the Dead. What does the song symbolize?
Essay Topic 2
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Return to Sender? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Tyler and Mari?
Essay Topic 3
Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in Return to Sender. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?
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