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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large is the turkey Connie cooks for Thanksgiving?

2. Where did Mr. Cruz used to help his father farm?

3. Which of Tyler's choices for a name for the farm made it to a final round?

4. How fast was Ben driving when he was with Felipe and got pulled over?

5. Who gave Mari the hoodie she wears in "Watched-Over Farm"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Cruzes never participate in Halloween?

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Mari not able to send the letters she has written her mother in August of 2005?

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

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

9. What does Mari compare the swallows to when Tyler tells her they migrate to Mexico in the fall?

10. Why does Aunt Jeanne think that Grandma should not live alone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Virgen de Guadalupe is the Mexican name for Mary, the mother of Jesus. Why does Mari write to her?

Essay Topic 2

Tyler struggles with how to determine what is right and wrong. Why does Tyler struggle to determine what is right and wrong?

Essay Topic 3

The Cruz men presented social security cards when they came to work on the farm. However, the Paquettes suspect the men are in the country illegally. What ethical and moral dilemma do the Cruzes cause for the Paquette family?

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