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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 color truck arrived on June 4 where Chino found water and arrested the group?

2. In Chapter 5, how long did Coyote say the bus ride was from Acapulco to Guadalajara?

3. What color were the phone booths everyone but Javier used in Chapter 6?

4. On June 4, what was the name of the officer who arrested Chino, Patricia, Carla, and Javier?

5. How long was the bus ride to take to Mazatlan in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Patricia, Carla, Javier, and Chino do after the border patrol released them back into Mexico?

2. Where did Javier and the others stay in Guadalajara and who looked after them?

3. What instructions did Mero Mero give as the group prepared to walk across the border?

4. What fences do the group have to cross on May 29?

5. How were The Six to cross the border in Chapter 6?

6. On June 2, where did Coco Liso say they would be going for Javier and his group's second attempt to cross the border?

7. What did the Six eat everyday in Chapter 5 at the apartment?

8. What creatures did Chino notice were struggling with the heat on June 3?

9. Why did Javier hope that people believed that Chino and Patricia were married?

10. When the migrants were walking on June 3 and the heat got unbearable, how did Chino try to help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags has Zamora used, especially in the scene where Javier needed help tying his shoes on pages 202-203? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 2

Javier became homesick after his grandfather left. Why did Javier become homesick after his grandfather left? How did he deal with his homesickness? What helped to lessen his homesickness?

Essay Topic 3

Patricia, Carla, Javier, and Chino were caught during their first border crossing. How were they caught? Why were they deported?

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