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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color jacket did Patricia try to put around herself, Carla, and Javier in Chapter 3?
(a) Brown.
(b) Dark gray.
(c) Navy.
(d) Black.

2. In Chapter 4, what color tops did Patricia and Carla wear?
(a) Navy.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

3. How much time were Javier and the others given to clean up in Chapter 4?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 4 minutes.
(d) 8 minutes.

4. In Chapter 3, how many others were on the boat with Javier's group?
(a) 15 to 18.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 20 to 25.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What trees were on the side of the road as Javier boarded the bus for Mexico in Chapter 2?

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

3. How many died on boats the weekend before Javier and his group arrived in Ocos according to locals in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 3, what birds could be seen in the distance?

5. In Chapter 3, how many people went into the water when the boats stopped to allow people to defecate or urinate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Javier wear and take with him when he left El Salvador?

2. What did Javier begin calling his group in secret in Chapter 3?

3. After reaching the ocean, how was everyone on the boat supposed to rotate in Chapter 3?

4. How did Javier try to take care of himself in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 4, what did Javier notice at the bus station?

6. What did Javier and his group do after the soldiers let them go in Chapter 4?

7. In Chapter 3, how did Javier keep warm on the boat?

8. In Chapter 4 at a checkpoint, what did an old lady do when the soldiers ask her to walk out of the bus?

9. What was Javier's favorite photo in the album his mother sent for his ninth birthday?

10. What did Javier and the others get for breakfast when they left the one-story building in Chapter 4, and what did it remind Javier of?

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