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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Gringo and the Mexicano.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ted say American companies establish companies just over the Mexican border?
(a) Easy access to goods
(b) There's a skilled labor force
(c) Cheap labor
(d) The people are needy

2. About how many men did Ted say were at the coyotes' headquarters?
(a) Three
(b) Twenty
(c) Eighty
(d) Ten

3. What kind of fence did the group have to cross to reach the river?
(a) Chicken wire
(b) Picket
(c) Barbed wire
(d) Chain link

4. How old was Alonso when he first left Mexico for America?
(a) Seven
(b) Eighteen
(c) Fourteen
(d) Twenty-six

5. What did Alonso say was the best thing about America?
(a) The people
(b) The language
(c) Nothing
(d) Everything

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Alonso plan to go to find work?

2. How did Ted expect to be taken across the river?

3. What nickname did Ted give one of the coyotes?

4. What kind of fence was there in front of the house Ted was taken to by the coyotes?

5. What did Ted discover was the meaning of "rinche?"`

(see the answer key)

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