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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is given to Chacho when he gets out of the bone pit?
(a) Water.
(b) Soda.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Crackers.

2. How many lives does Celia say El Patron has had?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

3. What does Consuela give Matt when she first meets him?
(a) A bandage.
(b) Some water.
(c) An inhaler.
(d) A pillow.

4. How does Jorge say he plans to stop Matt from being an aristocrat?
(a) Removing Fidelito.
(b) Beating him again.
(c) Brainwashing him.
(d) Moving him to another bunk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes it hard for Matt to focus while Jorge is speaking?

2. What job does the border patrol give Matt?

3. What is Matt supposed to do on his way to San Luis?

4. How does Carlos say he got privileges?

5. What gives Matt an asthma attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tam Lin say is unique and dangerous about the secret passage?

2. How was Fidelito able to get away from the Keepers?

3. How does Tam Lin act at Matt's coming of age party?

4. Why does Matt not run away when he hears the shrimp harvester coming?

5. What causes Matt to collapse on the way to San Luis?

6. What does Matt say is the biggest difference between humans and animals?

7. How does Tam Lin tell Matt to escape?

8. How does Tam Lin try to protect Matt after the wedding?

9. What causes Matt to finally admit something wrong about himself to Jorge?

10. What happened to Ton Ton's parents?

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