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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 injury does Matt sustain when he gets out of his house for the first time?

2. What did St. Francis take to church one day?

3. What gave El Patron his desire to survive?

4. What does a coyote man do?

5. Why does someone object to Matt being at El Viejo's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Steven tell his siblings about Matt?

2. How does Matt get injured at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Celia tell Matt about the children at the Big House?

4. What happens when Matt tries to meet Maria in the Lotus Garden?

5. What does Felicia do to get Matt to meet with Maria after the birthday party?

6. Why does Celia choose to tell Matt about her past?

7. Why does Matt want to learn more about the opium empire?

8. What did the coyote do to Celia?

9. How does Rosa treat Matt once the doctor leaves?

10. What is Mrs. Ortega hired to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Chacho was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Chacho had not been in the book at all?

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