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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question did Emilio ask of Ted before making the decision that he can travel with the group?
(a) Whether he can find work
(b) Whether he has a drivers license
(c) Whether he speaks Spanish
(d) Whether he has money

2. Why did Ted want to go to Ahuacatlan?
(a) He wanted to work there
(b) He wanted to learn the language
(c) He wanted to find a group willing to travel illegally to America
(d) He wanted to know about the families of the men who left Mexico for America

3. Why was Cucho driving eighty-three miles per hour?
(a) He wanted to get the trip over with
(b) He thought the highway sign was the speed limit
(c) He was trying to outrun police
(d) He needed to go to the bathroom

4. What was Alonso doing when Ted saw him again after his arrest on the bus?
(a) Hitchhiking in Phoenix
(b) Picking peaches in El Mirage
(c) At a warehouse in Florida
(d) Working in Queretaro City

5. How much per mile is Ted told the coyotes will typically charge for a trip to Phoenix?
(a) Two hundren dollars
(b) Two dollars
(c) Twenty pesos
(d) Two pesos

6. What was offered as breakfast as the group was traveling across the desert?
(a) Beans and bacon
(b) Milk and raw eggs
(c) Water and tortillas
(d) Bread and cheese

7. Where had the farmer's son learned to speak Spanish?
(a) Paraguay
(b) Prussia
(c) Palm Springs
(d) Phoenix

8. How many children did Raquel Rendon say she had?
(a) Eleven
(b) Eight
(c) Four
(d) Twelve

9. What new item did Ted discover at the house in the orchard?
(a) A dozen folding cots
(b) A black and white television
(c) A waterbed
(d) A bedroom suit

10. How much did the men pay for a night in the motel after having been detained by the police?
(a) Two hundred twenty-five pesos
(b) Twenty-five dollars
(c) Two hundred pesos
(d) Twenty-five pesos

11. What did Ted tell the police was the reason he was with the Mexicans?
(a) He said he wasn't really with them
(b) He said he was a journalist working on a story
(c) He said he'd been kidnapped
(d) He said he'd been afraid to cross the border legally

12. How many men did Ted say wanted to go to Florida with the coyote?
(a) About eight
(b) About ten
(c) About twenty
(d) About six

13. Where are the men when Ted works up the courage to ask if he can accompany them across the border?
(a) Don Beto's swimming hole
(b) Don Beto's billard hall
(c) Don Beto's taco stand
(d) Don Beto's grill

14. Where did the group refill their water jugs?
(a) A creek
(b) The immigration office
(c) An abandoned well
(d) A stream

15. What were the police driving when Ted and the rest of the group were caught?
(a) A truck
(b) A police car
(c) A van
(d) A motorcycle

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Children did Maximo have?

2. What was Juanito supposed to pick up for his mother?

3. What was the nickname of the coyote Ted met about the possibility of taking a group to Mexico?

4. How many members were there in the group seeking a ride from the Indians?

5. Why did Ted's group buy pliers?

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