Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Based on direct and indirect characterization in the first half of the novel, how do Efrén and David compare?

A) Both are studious and serious.

B) Efrén is less showy than David.

C) David is more scholarly than Efrén.

D) Both are interested in social change.

2. How does Efrén show that he respects Jennifer Huerta’s ideas?

A) He checks out from the library the book that she recommends.

B) He tells David that she has better posters for school president.

C) He agrees to think about running for treasurer in the election.

D) He reassures her when he hears her crying in the girls’ room.

3. What is the first plan for Amá to get home from Mexico?

A) She will wait for money from Apá, then pay off the border guards.

B) She will make the trip with many other parents who were deported.

C) She will apply for citizenship papers and wait in her hometown.

D) She will cross the border into the US with the help of a coyote.

4. Which statement best describes how Efrén deals with the missed history assignment?

A) He turns in a forged note from David; they are caught and assigned detention.