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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 devastates Matt when Tam Lin says goodbye?

2. Who is with Ton Ton on the vehicle he drives?

3. Why does Matt tell the border patrol he wants to go somewhere specific?

4. What does El Patron say his clones always forget?

5. How are Consuela and Guapo related?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Matt stay hidden after the wedding?

2. How does Matt get across the border?

3. Why does Matt strike up a friendship with Chacho and Fidelito?

4. How does Tam Lin act at Matt's coming of age party?

5. When does Matt's tattoo get seen at the factory?

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

7. What does Matt say is the biggest difference between humans and animals?

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

9. How does Tam Lin tell Matt to escape?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Fear and Courage are two themes that seem to appear in tandem many times in this book. What are some of these instances, and why do they always appear together?

Essay Topic 3

What is one of the analogies used by the Keepers, and how is it accepted by the Lost Boys? Why do you think the Keepers use these analogies to teach the Lost Boys?

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