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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. How is Tyler's mother helping his father in "Bad-Luck Farm"?
(a) Muck out the barn.
(b) Weed the garden.
(c) Milk the cows.
(d) With his physical therapy exercises.

2. In Mari's letter on December 12, who does she say comes over when her family is sleeping on the floor worried about la migra?
(a) Ben.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Tyler.
(d) Sara.

3. Why did Mari's mother go back to Mexico alone?
(a) Her grandmother was dying.
(b) Her father was dying.
(c) Her grandfather was dying.
(d) Her mother was dying.

4. How long was Tyler's sister able to stay with Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

5. What is the name of the Cruz girls' grandmother who died last December?
(a) Maria Guadalupe.
(b) Maria Delores.
(c) Maria Nova.
(d) Maria Isabella.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Aunt Jeanne major in college?

2. Who are the girls in school who have made Mari their project?

3. Where does Tyler tell Mari swallows go for the winter?

4. What is the name of a boy in Mari's class who is writing a shopping list?

5. In Mari's letter, when does she say that the president of Mexico speaks to the people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bad things happened on Tyler's family's farm during the summer?

2. Why does Tyler's father think the Mexicans working for them may not be legal?

3. Who do Sara and Connie think might be calling their phone and then hanging up?

4. Why is Mari in the barn when Tyler comes out with his telescope?

5. Why does Tyler think the farm is being watched by Homeland Security in "Watched-Over Farm"?

6. Why did Mari's mother go back to Mexico alone, and how long has she been gone?

7. What does Tyler think about his granfather's death?

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

9. What do Mari's father and Tio Armando do when Felipe is arrested?

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

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