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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 does Raul compare individualism to?

2. What does Matt say about slow people?

3. What does Fidelito say is unfair about the border patrol jobs?

4. Where does Matt meet Maria before the wedding?

5. How does Carlos say he got privileges?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Celia after El Patron's death?

3. Why does Matt strike up a friendship with Chacho and Fidelito?

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

5. How does Matt get across the border?

6. What does Matt notice about the nightly attacks on his character?

7. Why does Matt stay hidden after the wedding?

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

9. Why does Matt stop himself from running away to the mountains after his coming of age party?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

How do Tam Lin and Celia change through the course of the book, and what causes these changes? Who undergoes the most emotional growth?

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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