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Crossing the Wire
Chapter 13: Land of Opportunity
_____ 1. What happened when Victor fell asleep while hiking through the Peloncillos?
A. He cut himself badly from all the cactus spikes.
B. He fell off a giant boulder.
C. He fell into a cactus bush and disturbed some Bighorn sheep.
_____ 2. Why did Miguel show Victor the map?
A. So in case they got separated, Victor would know how to get to a safe place in
America.
B. Because Victor had never read a map before and he needed to learn that skill.
C. Because he wanted to show Victor where he lived in Mexico.
_____ 3. Why is it harder for Mexicans to go back and forth across the border now?
A. There is a new border fence that has been built.
B. The river is higher and deeper.
C. Since September 11 there is more Border Patrol.
_____ 4. What does the following quote mean? “In Mexico, if you are born poor, there are no
branches within reach, and the trunk is coated with lard.”
A. Poor people in Mexico use the lard from the trees to cook their food.
B. Poor people in Mexico don’t have a chance to grow rich like they do in America.
C. Poor people in Mexico don’t have large families to help them.
_____ 5. In Willcox, Miguel and Victor can work
A. in the onions and chilies.
B. picking fruit in the orchards
C. in construction
_____ 6. What does the following quote mean? “Talking about bulls is not the same thing as
facing them in the ring.”
A. Talking about problems is not the same thing as actually facing one’s problems.
B. Victor hopes he and Miguel can attend a bull fight.
C. There were bulls grazing in the fields they were hiking through.
7-8. Write an Author and Me question and answer for Chapter 13.
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Chapter 14: You’ll Need These
_____ 9. “I felt safe as a caterpillar crawling through a yard full of chickens” is an example of
what type of figurative language?
A.
Simile
B.
Personification
C.
Onomatopoeia
_____ 10. What is an arroyo?
A.
A mountain
B.
A small valley
C.
A river
_____ 11. “Two pairs of circular eyes were glowing green in the dark” refers to
A.
A mountain lion following Miguel and Victor
B.
Night-vision goggles of the border patrol.
C.
The lights of the small village of Apache.
_____ 12. What did Miguel give to Victor right before he was captured?
A.
His map, his can opener, and his switchblade.
B.
His map, his blanket, and his backpack.
C.
His binoculars
13-14. Write an Author and Me question and answer for Chapter 14.
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Chapter 15: Too High Up
What did Victor worry about while climbing in the Chiricahua mountains?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
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16.
17.
18.
Running out of food
Winter wasn’t over and it might snow.
Being caught by the Border Patrol.
Finding the road that ran through the middle of the Chiricahuas.
How did Victor get rid of the puma?
Yes No
19. He yelled, “I am the jaguar!”
Yes No
20. He stabbed it with his switchblade.
Yes No
21. He swung a big stick at it.
Yes No
22. He hit it over the head with a club.
What did Victor think the men in the helicopter would do?
Yes
No
23. Shoot him
Yes
No
24. Help him with the red cross box.
Yes
No
25. Drop food and water for him
Yes
No
26. Deport him
27-28. Write an Author and Me question and answer for Chapter 15.
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