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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Matt hide to watch the wedding guests arrive?
(a) In the alcove.
(b) In the secret passage.
(c) Behind a pillar.
(d) Behind a curtain.

2. Where did Matt get the idea for the advice he gives El Patron when he is sick?
(a) Celia.
(b) Tam Lin.
(c) St. Francis.
(d) A book about farming.

3. What does Raul compare individualism to?
(a) A fish with wings.
(b) A small spider with a secret.
(c) A 5 legged horse.
(d) A pig with fangs.

4. Where did El Patron find Tam Lin?
(a) In a poor house.
(b) In prison.
(c) At the hospital.
(d) At a major corporation.

5. How does Carlos punish Chacho?
(a) He sends him to the hardest task.
(b) He takes away his food.
(c) He punches him.
(d) He denies him a pillow.

6. How does Carlos say he got privileges?
(a) Money.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Flattery.
(d) Black-mail.

7. Who takes Matt to see El Patron when he has a major medical problem?
(a) Tam Lin.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Celia.
(d) Maria.

8. How are Consuela and Guapo related?
(a) They are married.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) They are aunt and nephew.

9. Who is with Ton Ton on the vehicle he drives?
(a) Jorge.
(b) Luna.
(c) Chacho.
(d) Fidelito.

10. What does Matt store as he drifts among the groups in the border patrol?
(a) Names.
(b) Skills.
(c) Stories.
(d) Information.

11. What devastates Matt when Tam Lin says goodbye?
(a) He says Maria doesn't love him.
(b) He says they will never meet again.
(c) He says he doesn't believe in Heaven.
(d) He says Celia is an Eejit.

12. What does Flaco do while Matt attacks Jorge?
(a) Supplies Matt with weapons.
(b) Moves Fidelito away.
(c) Blocks the door.
(d) Summons the Keepers.

13. What did Fidelito do to keep the Keepers away from Matt?
(a) Sent them in the wrong direction.
(b) Locked them up.
(c) Gave them opium.
(d) Pretended their officials were coming.

14. Why does El Patron say it is just for him to survive?
(a) He made himself strong.
(b) So many people depend on him.
(c) All his siblings died.
(d) His parents left him.

15. What skill does Matt tell the border patrol he has?
(a) Musical skill.
(b) Medical expertise.
(c) Water purification.
(d) Crop sharing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Matt continue on foot once Ton Ton's vehicle dies?

2. How many boys go with Matt to San Luis?

3. What does Raul's talk about individualism promote?

4. What kind of tanks is Matt put in charge of when he gets to San Luis?

5. Why is Ton Ton given a special privilege?

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