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

2. What question did Emilio ask of Ted before making the decision that he can travel with the group?

3. Where did Ted go when the others were put in jail?

4. Where were they when Ted asked if they could stop to eat?

5. What argument did Ted use to urge the others to check into a motel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and how did the group sleep on their first night in Florida?

2. What did Ted say about the fact that the Mexicans traveled without a map?

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

4. How did Jesus get the money to pay the coyotes when he returned to America?

5. What happened to Ted when the group is arrested in Mexico?

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

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

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

9. What did Ted learn about the patterns of emigration to America?

10. What was Juanito's errand and what else did he do while running that errand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare what Ted learned about the Mexicans who traveled to America with what he learned about the families they left behind. What were the similarities? The differences?

Essay Topic 3

Ted pointed out that once he and Alonso had reached America, he was more relaxed while Alonso was more nervous. Compare the actions and emotions of the two men and the reasons for the differences.

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