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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. How much does the coyote that Rebeca and Soledad are using charge?
2. How old is Beto who joins Lydia and the others on the train in Chapter 25?
3. What type of plants does Lydia smell that are used to make liquor in Chapter 20?
4. Where does Rebeca tell Luca that her father works?
5. Who does Beto say sometimes can get asylum?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 17, what does the padre tell the migrants before they leave?
2. What do Rebeca and Soledad learn when they try to call their father?
3. In Chapter 22, what does Lydia have to pay for Soledad and Rebeca, and why does she pay?
4. In Chapter 21, what does Lydia remember as she and the others are prepared to board unmarked cargo vans?
5. How does Lydia get the money from her mother's bank account?
6. What show did Luca and his father watch together when Lydia was not home?
7. How did Javier's daughter die?
8. In Chapter 28, how much money is Lydia short to El Chacal and how does she get the money?
9. In Chapter 24, how do Lydia and the others know what train to take?
10. What condition are Rebeca and Soledad in when they arrive at the warehouse where the other migrants are in Chapter 22?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lydia and Luca do not have time to grieve as they flee Lydia’s mother’s home. Why are Lydia and Luca not able to stay and grieve after the murders? How does their grief assert itself as they run for their lives? When and how are they finally able to deal with their grief?
Essay Topic 2
Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?
Essay Topic 3
Los Jardineros is a cartel that takes over Acapulco. What type of violence is perpetrated by the cartel? What donation do they make to build a hospital? What is implied about their motives in donating that money? Does it change the nature of the cartel?
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