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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 do the three Marias, Grandma, and Tyler spend the night after ICE comes to the farm?
(a) Parsonage.
(b) Uncle Larry's.
(c) Mr. Rossetti's.
(d) Martha's.

2. How much will it cost Mr. Cruz to have his wife dumped in some town in Texas?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $1,200.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $1,750.

3. Into whose custody is Mari's mother released?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Paquette.
(b) Ms. Ramirez.
(c) Tyler's aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony.
(d) Tyler's Uncle Larry and Aunt Vicky.

4. How long does Mr. Cruz want to leave to find his wife?
(a) A week.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

5. In April 2006, in the letter Mari writes, how long had it been since she saw her mother?
(a) A year, 6 months, and 3 days.
(b) A year, 5 months. and 8 days.
(c) A year, 3 months, and 11 days.
(d) A year, 4 months, and 4 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of van is Mari to look for when the coyotes bring her mother to the bus station in Durham?

2. What is the name of the person Mari speaks to at ICE?

3. When will Tyler turn 12?

4. What day of the week do Tyler, his aunt and uncle, Mari, and Sara arrive in Durham?

5. Where were Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony on Tyler's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Cruz treated like a criminal when she is rounded up by ICE?

2. How does Tyler get a job?

3. Who was the most relieved to hear Tio Felipe made it back to Las Margaritas?

4. Where does Tyler find money, and what does he do about it?

5. How does Mari celebrate Three Kings Day?

6. How does Tyler get a letter from Mari to Felipe?

7. What does Mari's mother say about her captivity?

8. How were the first two weeks in Mexico especially difficult for Ofie and Luby?

9. How do Mari's grandparents learn that Felipe is in jail?

10. What is happening to Gramps' Christmas tree farm?

(see the answer keys)

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