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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 is the view out the window of the office where Mari talks to an ICE official?

2. What was the temperature when Gramps would have to wipe off the cows' teats to prevent the milk from freezing where it dripped?

3. How old does Mari think she will be before her father allows her to have a boyfriend?

4. When can Mari's family attempt to immigrate legally to America?

5. What is the cost of the trip to Washington, D.C. with the 4-H club cost that Tyler wants to go on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tyler get a job?

3. What does Mari write about her mother's condition in a letter dated April 22, 2006?

4. What does Tyler do when his aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony offer to take him to Washington, D.C. on spring break?

5. How does Mari celebrate Three Kings Day?

6. When the coyotes agree to half the money to ransom Mrs. Cruz, how do the Cruzes plan to get the money?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tyler is sure Christmas will be horrible. Why is Tyler sure that Christmas will be horrible? How does it turn out better than he expects?

Essay Topic 2

When Tyler meets the three Marias, Mari’s sisters reveal that she was born in Mexico. Why does it bother Mari that she was born in Mexico?

Essay Topic 3

Grief is a feeling of loss, usually because of the death of a loved one. How do Tyler and his grandmother deal with the loss of Gramps? How do Tyler’s parents deal with their grief? How do each of them handle their grief differently? What is revealed about coping with grief and how it is an individual process?

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