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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Carlos take?
(a) An engraver in a jewelry shop
(b) A tow truck driver
(c) An auto mechanic
(d) An engraver in a trophy shop

2. What was the bag lady doing at the counter?
(a) Reading a book
(b) Playing tic-tac-toe
(c) Working the New York Times crossword
(d) Working a cryptogram

3. Where did Ted and the rest of the group stop first in Santa Monica?
(a) Jack-in-the-Box
(b) McDonald's
(c) Burger King
(d) Holiday Inn

4. What did Alonso and Ted have on their feet when they arrived in America?
(a) They were each wearing sneakers
(b) Ted was wearing sneakers and Alonso was wearing cowboy boots
(c) Nothing, they were barefoot
(d) They were each wearing cowboy boots

5. What was used to pick lemons from the tree?
(a) A large knife
(b) Only the hands
(c) A special ring
(d) Special clippers

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ted Conner's profession?

2. What two games did members of the group play while waiting at the donut shop?

3. Where did Ted's friends get clothes that would make them blend in at the airport?

4. What kind of fence did the group have to cross to reach the river?

5. What was the dominant crop of the region near Phoenix?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Martin say he should be buying the burgers for the group on their night out?

2. What about the plane ride most frightened Timoteo?

3. What did Timoteo plan to take with him and why did Ted veto the idea?

4. Describe the life of the bag lady Ted met in the donut shop.

5. Why did Ted stop to pick up the group early on the day they were to depart for the airport and what did he find?

6. How did Ted describe the agricultural side of Phoenix?

7. What wasTed's answer when the police first asked how he and Alonso know each other?

8. Why did the situation change so dramatically once Martin's wife and son arrived?

9. What did Ted say about the relationship between the retirees who made up most of the population of Phoenix and the illegal immigrants?

10. Explain how Victor and the others of his group decided to travel to America?

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