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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 type of cigarettes does Don Dago smoke?

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

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

4. How long did Patricia tell Javier the boat ride would be in Chapter 3?

5. How often were people to rotate where they were sitting in the boat in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the schedule and rules for the boat in Chapter 3?

2. What could Javier see when he, Patricia, and Carla were taken off the bus in Chapter 4?

3. As Javier prepared to leave Grandpa, what did he remember learning from him?

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

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

6. In Chapter 3, what did the boat look like that Javier and The Six were to take to Mexico?

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

8. In Chapter 3, where did Javier stay when the group was in Ocos?

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

10. Why did someone start screaming on the boat in Chapter 3, and what happened then?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Javier and the others stayed at an apartment in Acapulco. Why were they bored in Acalpulco? How did they attempt to deal with their boredom? How and why did their boredom affect their moods?

Essay Topic 2

At a checkpoint, Javier’s group was taken off a bus by soldiers. Did the soldiers abuse their power?

Essay Topic 3

Grandpa told Javier not to look back when they left. Why did Grandpa give that instruction to Javier? Why was it important for Javier to look ahead to the future and not back at the past and what he was leaving?

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