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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. 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, 3 months, and 11 days.
(c) A year, 5 months. and 8 days.
(d) A year, 4 months, and 4 days.

2. Where is Felipe's lawyer from?
(a) Hartford.
(b) Burlington.
(c) Essex.
(d) Colchester.

3. What job does Ms. Ramirez's boyfriend have at Christmas?
(a) Mail carrier.
(b) Fed Ex driver.
(c) Santa Claus.
(d) UPS driver.

4. Including Tyler, how many members of the 4-H club want to go to Washington, D.C.?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

5. What name does Mari think the Paquettes should name their farm?
(a) Stars and Stripes Farm.
(b) Amigos Farm.
(c) Buenos Amigos Farm.
(d) Stars and Swallows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade were Mari's parents in when they had to drop out of school?

2. Where do the three Marias, Grandma, and Tyler spend the night after ICE comes to the farm?

3. How many sisters does Felipe have?

4. What is the view out the window of the office where Mari talks to an ICE official?

5. How many kids drop out of the 4-H trip because of all the protests?

Short Essay Questions

1. What punctuation mark does Mr. Bicknell introduce to his students?

2. How does Mari celebrate Three Kings Day?

3. What does Mari write about her mother's condition in a letter dated April 22, 2006?

4. How does Tyler get a job?

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

6. What does Tyler do when his aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony offer to take him to Washington, D.C. on spring break?

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

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

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

10. What does Mari write about for a Valentine's Day assignment in Mr. Bicknell's class?

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