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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Ted tell coyotes he wanted to cross the river into America?
2. Where did Ted and Alonso spend their first night in America?
3. How did Ted reach the man Alonso hoped would hire him to work?
4. What did Ted say was the reason the group was traveling together?
5. What kind of fence did the group have to cross to reach the river?
Short Essay Questions
1. List two points at which the members of the group were especially nervous while traveling through the airport terminal.
2. What did the first "coyote" offer Ted and Alonso?
3. How did Ted discover that pesticides were being used so freely on the citrus trees and what did he think of it?
4. What did Ted say is the big difference between the attitude of Americans and Mexicans with regard to work.
5. What did Ted say about the relationship between the retirees who made up most of the population of Phoenix and the illegal immigrants?
6. What answers did Ted and Alonso give when a businessman asked them where they were going?
7. Why did the situation change so dramatically once Martin's wife and son arrived?
8. What wasTed's answer when the police first asked how he and Alonso know each other?
9. Describe Alonso's first illegal crossing of the border.
10. What is Lupe Sanchez's role with the illegals?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the work the Mexicans did in the orchards. What did Ted learn about the "unskilled" labor? Compare the jobs in Arizona to those in Florida.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the attitudes of the Mexicans on religion. Why is Ted surprised when he learns that they'd been baptized into the Mormon church? Why did the men say they'd agreed to it? What do the men believe about the Protestants?
Essay Topic 3
Compare the crossing Ted made with Alonso to that he made with the larger group. What were the dangers faced each time? How were Ted's reactions similar to the two crossings? How were they different?
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