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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. What does Tyler's mother teach at the high school?

2. After his accident, where was Mr. Paquette wearing casts?

3. Who invited Felipe to go out for some fun before he was picked up by the police?

4. Why did Mari's mother go back to Mexico alone?

5. Who asks the Cruzes if they know anything about where Grandma went?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grandma think her husband would have said about having Mexicans work on the farm?

2. What does Tyler say when Mari tells him that she and her father and uncles are in the U.S. illegally?

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

4. What is Grandma's memory table?

5. Why did the Cruzes never participate in Halloween?

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

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

8. Who does Tyler see coming out of a trailer on his farm?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aunt Jeanne thinks Grandma should live in a nursing home or go to live with one of her children. Why do Grandma’s children decide to make her leave her home? How does Grandma retain her independence?

Essay Topic 2

Alvarez reveals Tyler’s life during a pivotal time. How do the events in Return to Sender help Tyler mature and grow in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Tyler is sure Christmas will be horrible. Why is Tyler sure that Christmas will be horrible? How does it turn out better than he expects?

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