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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. Where does Tyler tell Mari swallows go for the winter?

2. How old was Mari when she came to the U.S.?

3. How large is the turkey Connie cooks for Thanksgiving?

4. When is the Mexican independence day?

5. Where did Mr. Cruz used to help his father farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony, and why did Tyler spend a month with them in Boston?

2. Why did Mari not want her mother's photo on an altar set up to honor her grandmother who died in December?

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

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

5. What does Tyler think about his granfather's death?

6. Why did Mari's mother go back to Mexico alone, and how long has she been gone?

7. Why does Tyler think the farm is being watched by Homeland Security in "Watched-Over Farm"?

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

9. Why does Tyler tell Mari it is terrible at his house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aunt Jeanne thinks Grandma should live in a nursing home or go to live with one of her children. Why do Grandma’s children decide to make her leave her home? How does Grandma retain her independence?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The town meeting is shown through Tyler and Mari's perspectives. How does showing the meeting through both of their perspectives reveal how they view the world differently?

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