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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Javier's mother to travel from El Salvador to California?
(a) 1 1/2 weeks.
(b) 2 1/2 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. How old was Grandma Socorro, Javier's paternal grandmother in Chapter 2?
(a) Almost 70.
(b) 72.
(c) Nearly 80.
(d) 69.

3. Where are most of the nuns at Javier's school in Chapter 1 from?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Spain.
(c) Honduras.
(d) Argentina.

4. In Chapter 2, where did Javier, his grandfather and the others spend their first night?
(a) San Benito.
(b) Amatitlan.
(c) Jalapa.
(d) Tecun.

5. In Chapter 1, how old is Tia Mali?
(a) 22.
(b) 25.
(c) 23.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, when did Javier learn that his grandfather "retired" (59)?

2. How long ago in Chapter 1, did Don Dago take Javier's mother to the U.S.?

3. In Chapter 1, where is Javier's mother working in the U.S.?

4. What day in Chapter 2 did Javier and the others finally leave with Don Dago?

5. When was Javier's last day of school in El Salvador?

(see the answer key)

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