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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 is the first major medical problem Matt sees El Patron face?

2. What does Matt store as he drifts among the groups in the border patrol?

3. Where does Matt ask the border patrol to take him?

4. Who did Fidelito used to live with?

5. What devastates Matt when Tam Lin says goodbye?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Matt so sure that El Patron will never use him for spare parts like other clones are?

2. When does Matt's tattoo get seen at the factory?

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

4. How does Tam Lin tell Matt to escape?

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

6. What is Fidelito doing in the cemetery when Matt finds him?

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

8. How does Matt feel now that he is with the border patrol?

9. How does Matt get across the border?

10. Why is El Patron not able to use Matt's heart?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Maria different from her siblings, and how do these differences affect the tone and progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Fear and Courage are two themes that seem to appear in tandem many times in this book. What are some of these instances, and why do they always appear together?

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