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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 nickname did Ted give one of the coyotes?
(a) Bad Breath
(b) Big Teeth
(c) Big Mouth
(d) Bad Teeth

2. When did Carlos's uncle Candido arrive in America?
(a) The previous summer
(b) 1990
(c) 1985
(d) 1950

3. What was Ted Conner's profession?
(a) Movie producer
(b) Coyote
(c) Journalist
(d) Immigration police

4. Who was the cook at the home where the group was staying in L.A. when they first arrived?
(a) Victor
(b) Luis
(c) Ted
(d) Carlos

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of shirt was Ismael wearing?

3. What kind of car did Martin drive?

4. How much did a bag of lemons weigh?

5. Who was the first to leave after the arrival of Martin's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ted not want to be the one to sleep on the bed his first night at the orchard and why did he eventually accept?

2. What did Alonso say about all the men waiting in the bus stop? How did he support that claim?

3. Ted expected that the men shared a deep bond simply on the basis of their illegal status and the fact that they were all from Mexico. What did he say he eventually discovered about that?

4. Describe Alonso's first illegal crossing of the border.

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

6. Why did Ted hate the change from orange trees to lemon trees?

7. What was the problem they faced when going through the security checkpoint and who took the blame for it?

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

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

10. What did Nate say to Ted that made him work much faster and why did it work on Ted?

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