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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 makes Matt cry at the factory?

2. What skill does Matt tell the border patrol he has?

3. What do the Keepers take every night?

4. Where did Matt get the idea for the advice he gives El Patron when he is sick?

5. Who does Mr. Alacran ask to destroy Matt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What surprising information about Maria does Matt learn while reading A History of Opium?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Matt get across the border?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 is one of the analogies used by the Keepers, and how is it accepted by the Lost Boys? Why do you think the Keepers use these analogies to teach the Lost Boys?

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