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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. Where does Mari tell her father that Tyler has said they might hide?
(a) Basement.
(b) Cabin in the woods.
(c) Storm cellar.
(d) Cave.

2. Because Mari's abuelita has to take an expensive prescription medication, how much are Mari's father and uncles sending to the family?
(a) $55.
(b) $60.
(c) $50.
(d) $45.

3. Who brings Grandma home after she leaves to avoid going in a nursing home?
(a) Jeanne and Byron.
(b) Connie.
(c) Abelard.
(d) Larry and Vicky.

4. How much was the ticket Gramps got for driving at night without a reflector on the hay wagon?
(a) $50.
(b) $25.
(c) $35.
(d) $60.

5. When did Tyler's grandfather give him the telescope?
(a) His birthday.
(b) 2 years ago.
(c) 3 years ago.
(d) Last Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In August 2005, how old is Mari?

2. Where is Ben going to go to college?

3. What is the name of Grandma's friend who is coming to get her to save her from a nursing home?

4. What birds does Mari go to watch in the barn?

5. Who calls after Thanksgiving dinner when Tyler has the three Marias over to look through his telescope?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Tyler goes to meet the girls, what does he learn their names are?

3. How does Mari decide to deliver her letter to Virgencita de Guadalupe?

4. What does Mari say about the money her father and uncles send to their family in Mexico?

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

6. Why have the Cruz men started sending $60 a week to their family?

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

8. Why does Tyler's family's farm not have a name?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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