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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 is Felipe's lawyer from?

2. How often does every town in Vermont meet to discus and vote on budgets and other needs?

3. After Mr. Cruz tells the coyotes he does not have the money they want, by how much do they lower the amount they want?

4. Where are some of Mari's uncles living in March 2006?

5. Where does Mr. Cruz think his wife is being held hostage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Grandma and some of her church friends almost not get to sell baked goods for the youth group trip?

2. After Mari talks to the ICE officials, what happens to her mother?

3. What punctuation mark does Mr. Bicknell introduce to his students?

4. How do Mari's grandparents learn that Felipe is in jail?

5. When is the girl the Cruzes are calling Felipe's girlfriend going to Mexico, and what will she take with her?

6. What happens the night that Tyler shows Mari her star?

7. What does Tyler do for Mari's birthday?

8. How were the first two weeks in Mexico especially difficult for Ofie and Luby?

9. Why does Mari want to speak to ICE officials, and who goes with her?

10. Why is Mrs. Cruz treated like a criminal when she is rounded up by ICE?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The Day of the Dead is a holiday in Mexico that takes place over three days starting with Halloween. Why is the Day of the Dead important to Mexicans like Mari and her family?

Essay Topic 3

The Cruz men presented social security cards when they came to work on the farm. However, the Paquettes suspect the men are in the country illegally. What ethical and moral dilemma do the Cruzes cause for the Paquette family?

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