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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. In Chapter 26, what sign do Lydia and the others see on top of a building in Nogales?
2. How much money is Lydia short to pay El Chacal?
3. In Chapter 19, who is the nurse who tells Soledad and Rebeca what happened to their father?
4. In Chapter 19, what color hat is a man wearing who is riding an old pony and talking on his cell phone?
5. At the end of Chapter 23, how long does the train not move again after it stops?
Short Essay Questions
1. What show did Luca and his father watch together when Lydia was not home?
2. In Chapter 21, what does Lydia remember as she and the others are prepared to board unmarked cargo vans?
3. Why did Rebeca and Soledad have to leave their village in the mountains?
4. What happens at the end of Chapter 20?
5. In Chapter 17, what does the padre tell the migrants before they leave?
6. In Chapter 18, who helps the migrants through the city and why?
7. How does a little girl try to entrap Soledad in Chapter 23?
8. In Chapter 22, what does Lydia have to pay for Soledad and Rebeca, and why does she pay?
9. What is the name of the nurse who is caring for Elmer and what does she tell him?
10. In Chapter 23, who helps Lydia and the others?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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