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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 Matt given as he is sent to San Luis?
(a) Envelopes.
(b) Yarn.
(c) Pill materials.
(d) Plastic strips.

2. Who did Fidelito used to live with?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His step-father.
(c) His godfather.
(d) His grandmother.

3. What kind of tanks is Matt put in charge of when he gets to San Luis?
(a) Trout.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Brine shrimp.
(d) Plankton.

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

5. What does Fidelito say is unfair about the border patrol jobs?
(a) They do not get enough water to work hard.
(b) Nobody trains them in their jobs.
(c) Everyone has to have the same output.
(d) Sometimes they get beat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Chacho so weak when he gets out of the bone pit?

2. Who does Tam Lin say showed him the light?

3. Who arranged Maria's marriage?

4. What kind of bones does Matt find at the factory?

5. Who is Maria arranged to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Fidelito able to get away from the Keepers?

2. Why is El Patron not able to use Matt's heart?

3. What does Tam Lin say is unique and dangerous about the secret passage?

4. How does Matt feel now that he is with the border patrol?

5. How does Jorge say Matt should clean his mind?

6. How does Matt get across the border?

7. Why does Matt not run away when he hears the shrimp harvester coming?

8. Why does Matt stop himself from running away to the mountains after his coming of age party?

9. What causes Matt to collapse on the way to San Luis?

10. What surprising information about Maria does Matt learn while reading A History of Opium?

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