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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. What is Eduardo worried about at the beginning of the book?
(a) El Patron.
(b) A cow.
(c) Cells.
(d) His machine.

2. Where is the oasis?
(a) At the outpost.
(b) In the fields.
(c) In the desert.
(d) Near the border.

3. What does the doctor say Matt suffers from when Matt is with the old man?
(a) Psychosis.
(b) Voluntary Muteness.
(c) Anemia.
(d) Malnutrition.

4. What is Matt accused of when he meets with Maria after their experience at the hospital?
(a) Manipulating Maria.
(b) Fighting with Tom.
(c) Stealing Maria's books.
(d) Killing Maria's cat.

5. What makes Maria mad when she first sees Matt?
(a) He is short.
(b) He is not handsome.
(c) He does not talk.
(d) He is locked up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does someone object to Matt being at El Viejo's funeral?

2. Why does Tam Lin say he left Matt something at the oasis?

3. What makes Matt feel special after talking about what he saw at the hospital?

4. Why is Matt so upset about what he saw at the hospital?

5. Why does Matt fix what he does to Tom's place card at the birthday party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the coyote do to Celia?

2. Who promises to save Matt from the Big House, and how does Matt respond to this?

3. What does Celia tell Matt about the children at the Big House?

4. What does Steven tell his siblings about Matt?

5. Why does Matt want to learn more about the opium empire?

6. What does Maria give Matt for El Patron's birthday?

7. What does Rosa do while she helps Matt when he is injured at the beginning of the book?

8. How did Furball really die?

9. Where is Furball found when he goes missing before El Patron's birthday?

10. Why does Matt like to hide from Felicia?

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