View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Araceli grow beautifully?

2. When does Tijuana seem peaceful?

3. Which job does Ma Johnston retire from?

4. What is Porfirio and Araceli's shack made from?

5. Which building is near the cemetery?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Tacho gets to Rigo's house?

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

5. In Chapter 16, what does Nayeli tell the agents about Atomiko?

6. How is the journey with the coyote?

7. What are the friends shocked by on the way to Porfirio and Araceli's house?

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

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

10. What happens on Vampi's date with El Brujo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does it mean that people in Tres Camarones do not say hello, they say goodbye? Is there a literal as well as a metaphorical meaning to this saying? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Nayeli has graduated and is a champion futbolista, so why does she feel she does not have options? What does she think is out of her reach and how does it make her feel?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Chuy take Nayeli under his wing? Would the group have been in more danger if he did not warn them about things? What does Chuy's character balance out?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 508 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample