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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 restaurants did Javier see when he, Patricia, and Carla were being driven away from the border patrol building on May 30?

2. What time did the migrants get moving again after resting and sleeping on June 3?

3. How far did Javier and his group drive after passing a checkpoint on the two-lane highway in Chapter 7?

4. What time did The Six leave for the bus station in Chapter 6?

5. On May 23, where were The Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Patricia hurt when they ran from the helicopter on June 2?

2. What happened when Coco Liso could not walk any further?

3. What happened to Marcelo on May 30?

4. How did the third crossing go for Javier and his group?

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

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

7. By June 4, how did Chino have to help Javier and Carla?

8. How were Javier and his group caught on June 4, and what happened to them?

9. What did Javier eat before the group started on their walk across the border?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Javier was often afraid of his grandfather before they traveled to Guatemala. Why was Javier afraid of his grandfather? How did the trip to Guatemala change how he felt about his grandfather and how did it change their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Solito? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people? How does it help readers connect with and understand people, especially Javier?

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