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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ton Ton given a special privilege?
(a) He has been there the longest.
(b) He is the smallest boy.
(c) The Keepers think he is stupid.
(d) He is the best at telling secrets of the boys.

2. What does Flaco do while Matt attacks Jorge?
(a) Blocks the door.
(b) Summons the Keepers.
(c) Moves Fidelito away.
(d) Supplies Matt with weapons.

3. What kind of bones does Matt find at the factory?
(a) Human bones.
(b) Whale bones.
(c) Cow bones.
(d) Dog bones.

4. What skill does Matt tell the border patrol he has?
(a) Crop sharing.
(b) Medical expertise.
(c) Musical skill.
(d) Water purification.

5. What does Consuela give Matt when she first meets him?
(a) An inhaler.
(b) Some water.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A bandage.

6. How does Maria feel when she learns her mother is still alive?
(a) Betrayed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Shocked.

7. How many boys go with Matt to San Luis?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

8. How many lives does Celia say El Patron has had?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

9. How are Consuela and Guapo related?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are siblings.
(c) They are aunt and nephew.
(d) They are married.

10. What gives Matt an asthma attack?
(a) The fumes from the vehicle.
(b) The dust from the desert.
(c) The strain of carrying Chacho.
(d) The smell of the river.

11. What kind of factory is Matt sent to?
(a) Plankton.
(b) Wood curing.
(c) Corn sorting.
(d) Water purification.

12. Who tells Matt he was harvested from a cow?
(a) Celia.
(b) Tam Lin.
(c) El Patron.
(d) Tom.

13. What devastates Matt when Tam Lin says goodbye?
(a) He says they will never meet again.
(b) He says Maria doesn't love him.
(c) He says Celia is an Eejit.
(d) He says he doesn't believe in Heaven.

14. What makes the ride to San Luis very stinky?
(a) The windows are left open.
(b) The food is rotten.
(c) A sheep poops.
(d) Fidelito vomits.

15. How does El Patron know Matt is getting older?
(a) He has feelings for Maria.
(b) He gets angry flashes.
(c) His voice cracks.
(d) He needs to shave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who spreads a rumor that Matt is fleeing to the U.S.?

2. What is wrong with Matt's first breakfast from the border patrol?

3. Where did Matt get his ideas about slow people?

4. What is given to Chacho when he gets out of the bone pit?

5. Where did El Patron find Tam Lin?

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