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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 first do the girls experience at a restaurant in Tijuana?

2. Why is Tacho unable to swim around the fence?

3. In Chapter 15, where do Yolo and Vampi say they should recruit men from?

4. What is on the other side of the border fence?

5. In Chapter 21, what does Tacho promise Irma he will do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of people are on the streets at night in Tijuana?

2. Why does Nayeli initially dismiss Atomiko as a soldier?

3. In Chapter 21, why do the migra agents release Tacho?

4. In Chapter 23, who volunteers Chava to be part of the mission?

5. What does the waitress in Tijuana assume about the four friends?

6. In Chapter 15, where does Wino go before meeting the coyote?

7. Why do Porfirio and Araceli approach the four friends?

8. In Chapter 17, what does Tacho yell to the girls?

9. What is in view when the four friends climb the steep bank by the wall?

10. In Chapter Ten, what happens when the new bus arrives in Chapter Ten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Irma is elected, she declares that a new age is dawning. What does Irma believe she can accomplish for her community? Is the reader inclined to support her?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 25, Matt makes disparaging comments about his old and new Mexican friends. Is it surprising to the reader that Matt feels this way? Does this information change Matt's character?

Essay Topic 3

Why do the four friends keep walking along the border fence when they know there is no magic pathway through? How does the author show the state of mind that they are in?

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