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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. On May 30 when Patricia, Carla, and Javier were deported to Mexico, how much did a man want to take the three of them across the border?

2. On May 31, how many towels were The Four given at the albergue?

3. On June 3, what type of truck went down the road before the migrants could cross?

4. How long after the migrants stopped for water in Chapter 8, did they hear a helicopter?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the men and Patricia want to do when they got to the U.S.?

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

4. How close were the group to being picked up when the border patrol came?

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

6. How long did Javier's parents not know where he was when he was attempting border crossings?

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

8. What were the rules when The Six stayed at an apartment in Guadalajara?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Javier, Patricia, Carla, and Chino had to become a make-believe family. How and why did their experiences create a bond between them?

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

For the first crossing, the migrants were told they would be walking for hours and many kilometers. Why did Patricia get angry when she learned they would be walking? Was she justified in getting angry?

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