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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 often after school does Tyler work for an old man in town so he can earn money for the trip he wants to take?

2. When does Mari write a letter to the family in Las Margaritas that she is going to be able to mail?

3. In what city in "Interrobang Farm," have thousands of people taken to the streets in favor of changing the laws to help immigrants?

4. How many visitors can prisoners at the jail have at one time?

5. How long before Tyler's 4-H club is supposed to go on it trip is there a national strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mari celebrate Three Kings Day?

2. When the coyotes agree to half the money to ransom Mrs. Cruz, how do the Cruzes plan to get the money?

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

4. What happens the night that Tyler shows Mari her star?

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

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

7. Who is Felipe's lawyer, and what is he like?

8. What is the only things Tyler wants for his birthday?

9. How does Tyler get a job?

10. When is the girl the Cruzes are calling Felipe's girlfriend going to Mexico, and what will she take with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Tyler meets the three Marias, Mari’s sisters reveal that she was born in Mexico. Why does it bother Mari that she was born in Mexico?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Alvarez use idioms in Return to Sender? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms especially difficult for Mari to understand?

Essay Topic 3

The interrobang is a punctuation mark that is created by combining a question mark and an exclamation mark. How does it represent the surprises Tyler experiences in April.

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