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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In the Land of Avocados.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ted say was the reason the group was traveling together?
(a) That they were baseball players headed for an exhibition game
(b) That they were migrant workers headed to their next job
(c) That they were dentists headed to a convention
(d) That they were soccer players headed for an exhibition game

2. How much money did Alonso need to borrow for his bus ticket to the job he expected to get?
(a) Two dollars
(b) Forty dollars
(c) A hundred dollars
(d) Ten dollars

3. What was Juanito supposed to pick up for his mother?
(a) Cokes and an orange
(b) Bread and milk
(c) A bag of oranges and cornmeal
(d) Coke and tortillas

4. What argument did Ted use to urge the others to check into a motel?
(a) The need for showers
(b) The danger of freezing in the storm
(c) The danger od driving the undependable car at night
(d) The danger of being spotted by immigration

5. What was the name of the huge deportation effort of 1954?
(a) Mexican Bound
(b) Wetbacks Go Home
(c) Operation Deportatation
(d) Operation Wetback

Short Answer Questions

1. What show is most popular among the men during their night in the hotel?

2. How much did the man charge the group for the ride from the donut shop?

3. What do the Mexicans call The Top Hat?

4. What time did Ted and Alonso board the bus?

5. What did Ted learn was the only real common factor between the men living at the house in the orchard?

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