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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 Lydia leave in the trunk of her car in Chapter 3?

2. What Mexican state was Luca born in?

3. Who is Nando traveling with in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 5, where do Lydia and Luca decide to go?

5. In Chapter 8, what gift did Javier bring Lydia?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how do Lydia and Luca spend their time at Carlos and Meredith's house?

2. Why are Lydia and Luca not able to fly to Mexico City?

3. What do Soledad and Rebeca look like when Lydia and Luca meet them?

4. Why does Lydia go to an unfamiliar branch of her bank in Chapter 3?

5. Why does the detective at Lydia's house not contradict her when she says that the cartel will kill her too?

6. How do Soledad and Rebeca help Luca and Lydia board a moving train?

7. Why do Lydia and Luca get off the bus in Chilpancingo?

8. In Chapter 3, why is Lydia cautious when she approaches the family's car?

9. What type of safety harness system did Luca used to have in his family's car?

10. In Chapter 13, why does Lydia remember running when she learned that a reporter had been killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lydia’s mother was an independent woman. How was Lydia’s mother different from other women her age? How did this affect the way that she raised Lydia? How did this affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Soledad and Rebeca both endure trauma. What trauma do the girls endure? How does Soledad seem to be able to rise above the trauma? How does Rebeca seem devastated by the trauma? Do they cope differently with the trauma they experience? How does trauma affect them differently?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

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