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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. Who gave Mari the hoodie she wears in "Watched-Over Farm"?
(a) Tyler.
(b) Mr. Paquette.
(c) Her father.
(d) A teacher.

2. How far apart do milkings have to be spaced apart?
(a) 8 to 10 hours.
(b) 10 or 11 hours.
(c) 11 or 12 hours.
(d) 10 to 12 hours.

3. How fast was Ben driving when he was with Felipe and got pulled over?
(a) 70.
(b) 75.
(c) 60.
(d) 65.

4. How old was Mari when she came to the U.S.?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. What newspaper does Uncle Byron read every day?
(a) Wall Street Journal.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) USA Today.
(d) New York Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mari decide she will leave her letter dated December 12 to the Virgen de Guadalupe?

2. What does Tyler say his family thinks happened to Grandma?

3. Where does Tyler like to set up his telescope?

4. When did Mari's mother leave in 2004?

5. After Ben gets caught speeding, how long is he grounded?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tyler say when Mari tells him that she and her father and uncles are in the U.S. illegally?

2. Why does Ben think Mari gets upset when her sisters say she was born in Mexico?

3. What is Grandma's memory table?

4. Why does Tyler tell Mari it is terrible at his house?

5. What does Grandma think her husband would have said about having Mexicans work on the farm?

6. Who attends Thanksgiving dinner in "Farm of Many Plots"?

7. Why does Grandma visit the Cruzes in their trailer in December?

8. Who are Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony, and why did Tyler spend a month with them in Boston?

9. How do Tyler's parents think they will be able to keep the farm?

10. Why did Mari not want her mother's photo on an altar set up to honor her grandmother who died in December?

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