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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 grade were Mari's parents in when they had to drop out of school?
2. When did Mari write an assignment for Mr. Bicknell's class that caused an argument between her and Tyler?
3. By December 24, how long has it been since Felipe was stopped by the police?
4. What job does Ms. Ramirez's boyfriend have at Christmas?
5. When do Tyler and his family plant their corn?
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. How does Tyler get a job?
4. How do Mari's grandparents learn that Felipe is in jail?
5. What is it like for Mari at home when her mother returns?
6. What happens the night that Tyler shows Mari her star?
7. What does Mari write about her mother's condition in a letter dated April 22, 2006?
8. After Mari talks to the ICE officials, what happens to her mother?
9. What does Mari's mother say about her captivity?
10. What does Tyler do when his aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony offer to take him to Washington, D.C. on spring break?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tyler's family has been on the farm for generations. Why is Tyler upset when his parents consider selling the farm? Why is it important to him to save it?
Essay Topic 2
Tyler struggles with how to determine what is right and wrong. Why does Tyler struggle to determine what is right and wrong?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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