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

2. What did Hilario say would happen to any animals that were killed on the road?
(a) Someone would eat them
(b) They would rot
(c) Someone would drag them out of the road
(d) Wolves would eat them

3. Where did Ted again encounter the group?
(a) In Phoenix
(b) Crossing the Rio Grande
(c) At the rear of the police station
(d) In Colorado

4. What kind of land did Ted travel through after the poor farmland?
(a) Big cities
(b) Small towns
(c) Orchards
(d) Desert

5. What crop did Hilario say he worked after picking cotton for awhile?
(a) Corn
(b) Coffee
(c) Onions
(d) Sugarcane

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man named Maximo say the car uses a lot of?

2. What is the gift Ignacio wants to give Ted?

3. Who did Ted first ask for permission to accompany the group in the crossing?

4. What was offered as breakfast as the group was traveling across the desert?

5. What did Raquel Rendon give Ted as he left her business?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ted note about the leaders of the Mexican group as compared to a leader of a similar group of Americans?

2. Why was Ted reluctant to drive?

3. Describe the cargo of the "White Arrow."

4. What was Hilario's job?

5. What did Ted note about the patience of the men during the trip?

6. What did Ted expect when the group made plans to stop and eat and what did he learn they were actually looking for?

7. List at least two things Ted learns about the farmer in Idaho during his visit there.

8. What was the reaction of the officers when Ted and the others were arrested in Utah?

9. Describe the conversation and the misconception about Social Security numbers.

10. What did the priest say attracted young people to the idea of traveling to the United States?

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