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

2. Where is the girl Felipe met at the university party going during her spring vacation?

3. What does Tyler get for Mari's birthday?

4. What is the name of Ms. Ramirez's boyfriend?

5. In 2006, when is the last day of school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of friend does Mr. Rossetti become to Tyler?

3. How does Tyler get a letter from Mari to Felipe?

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

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

6. What does Grandma tell Tyler when he asks why Mr. Cruz wants to go to Texas?

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

8. What is the only things Tyler wants for his birthday?

9. Where does Tyler find money, and what does he do about it?

10. How does Tyler get a job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Alvarez use idioms in Return to Sender? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms especially difficult for Mari to understand?

Essay Topic 2

Alvarez reveals Tyler’s life during a pivotal time. How do the events in Return to Sender help Tyler mature and grow in the novel?

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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