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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does América make per hour?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) About four dollars.
(c) The employer is not clear about wages.
(d) One dollar.

2. Who does Candidó think América resembles?
(a) Her older sister.
(b) The Statue of Liberty.
(c) A goddess.
(d) His mother.

3. What does the sign in front of the labor exchange say?
(a) STOP.
(b) GO BACK HOME.
(c) NO TRESPASSING.
(d) NO MEXICANS ALLOWED.

4. Who or what is watching América from the brush near the campsite?
(a) A litter of cats and their mother.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A group of young children.
(d) Delaney.

5. Who eventually hires América for housecleaning work?
(a) Jack Cherrystone.
(b) A fat man with a big car.
(c) Jack Jardine.
(d) Delaney.

6. How many days does América look for work before she finds a job?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Sixty.

7. How long ago does Candidó remember being in Arroyo Blanco Estates?
(a) Thirty years ago, as a young child.
(b) He has never been to Arroyo Blanco Estates.
(c) Six years ago.
(d) A lifetime ago.

8. Where does Delaney go to get a new car?
(a) Mexico.
(b) A used car lot.
(c) He doesn't get a car.
(d) The Acura dealership.

9. Who or what does Candidó protect from being attacked by men in Topanga State Park?
(a) His daughter.
(b) A twelve-year-old girl.
(c) His tortillas and salsa.
(d) América's dog.

10. What causes Candidó's first marriage to end?
(a) He beats his wife mercilessly.
(b) He leaves her when he moves to the United States.
(c) His first wife died suddenly.
(d) His wife was sleeping with someone else.

11. Where do Candidó and América store their savings?
(a) In América's braid.
(b) In the cuff of Candidó's pants.
(c) In a package of opened tortillas.
(d) Under a home in Arroyo Blanco Estates.

12. Who does Delaney run into at the store while shopping for dinner?
(a) Jack Jardine.
(b) Al Lopez.
(c) Candidó.
(d) Kyra.

13. Why does Kyra decide she will call INS on the Mexican men at the convenience store?
(a) They acted inappropriately toward her.
(b) They are all drunk.
(c) She saw one of them stealing.
(d) She believes they contribute to declining home prices.

14. According to one resident, three Mexicans disguised themselves as what to get past the gate of Arroyo Blanco Estates?
(a) Lawn workers.
(b) Carpet cleaners.
(c) Painters.
(d) Delivery men.

15. Who does Delaney see on the trail?
(a) His real estate agent.
(b) The light-skinned Mexican.
(c) His dog.
(d) Kyra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is América's coworker?

2. Where does América go to seek work?

3. What does América request from her employer?

4. Who presides over the meeting at the Arroyo Blanco Community Center?

5. Which of the following would Kyra like to live in someday?

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