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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. Where did El Patron find Tam Lin?

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

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

4. Who takes Matt to see El Patron when he has a major medical problem?

5. Where does Matt meet Maria before the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Matt say Maria could get out of her arranged marriage?

2. How does Jorge say Matt should clean his mind?

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

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

5. What is the talk with the 5 legged horse about?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Competition and Fair-Play are themes found in many different scenes of this book. What are some of those scenes, and what affect did they have on the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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