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My Two Border Towns 2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of store did his uncle have?

a)

jewelry store

b)

bakery

c)

bookstore

d)

toy store

2.

Who does Tio Mateo complain about?

a)

the town mayor

b)

the Priest

c)

the teacher

d)

his kids

3.

The boy's brain was so bored that he can't stop doing what?

a)

yawning

b)

coughing

c)

laughing

d)

singing

4.

Where do the cousins take him?

a)

vacant lot next door

b)

vacant house next door

c)

park next door

d)

park far away

5.

What do they do on the vacant lot?

a)

play soccer

b)

play football

c)

play baseball

d)

play tag

6.

Who comes by while they play soccer?

a)

el paletero

b)

Tio Mateo

c)

their mom

d)

don Chava

7.

The kids cool their tongues with paletas, mango and melon.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Who joins them for a dribble and a goal?

a)

Dad

b)

Mom

c)

Tio

d)

Tia

9.

For themselves, they need Mexican cokes, avocados, and a jar of honey

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The list says their friends need ____________.

a)

T-shirts, chanclas, and bottle water

b)

sweaters, shoes and juice

c)

T-shirts, boots and books

d)

Pant, soap and towels

11.

The boy says that he thinks they need cold, sweet _________and lots of chewy Gloria's.

a)

Gansitos

b)

Twinkies

c)

cupcakes

d)

Oreos

12.

Who has mom's prescription ready?

a)

Dr. Sanchez

b)

Dr. Garcia

c)

Dr. Rodriguez

d)

Dr. Lopez

13.

What does Dad give Don Chava?

a)

a tip

b)

a piece of bread

c)

a popsicle

d)

a handshake

14.

Dad says it's not our duty to care for our gente.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What does the boy have in his bag?

a)

comics, notebooks, pencils and game cartridges

b)

books, balls, notebooks, and pens

c)

comics, balls, toys, and food

d)

notebooks, balls, and game cartridges

16.

What does the boy add to the bag?

a)

all the things they bought that day

b)

all the candy they bought

c)

all the toys they bought that day

d)

popsicles

17.

Where are the boys friends?

a)

on the bridge

b)

in the jewelry store

c)

at the movies

d)

at the mall

18.

The people who camp along the edge, are from the Caribbean and Central America.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What are people who are stuck between two countries called?

a)

refugees

b)

Mexicans

c)

Americans

d)

teenagers

20.

The U.S and Mexico both want the refugees.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

How long has it been since he last saw Elder?

a)

six months

b)

eight months

c)

ten months

d)

four months

22.

Elder and the boy have a special ________.

a)

handshakes

b)

hug

c)

saying

d)

toy

23.

What does Elder's mom tell the boy after he gives her the medicine?

a)

a joke

b)

a story

c)

a rhyme

d)

a song

24.

How long does it take them to get half way across?

a)

one hour

b)

two hours

c)

three hours

d)

four hours

25.

What are passports?

a)

cards that gives us freedom to travel

b)

tickets that lets us ride the roller coaster

c)

papers that tell a story

d)

comic books

26.

What would the boy do with Elder if he could come to his town?

a)

jump on the trampoline and draw their own comics

b)

play football and draw comic books

c)

play soccer and draw pictures

d)

play board games and write stories

27.

The boy says that our country has room for Elder and his family right now.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

When their friends get their chance to come over, how will they welcome them?

a)

with open arms

b)

with only a handshake

c)

with closed arms

d)

without a hello

29.

On the way home the boy imagines the wonderful day his friends can go between his two borders towns.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Who is the author of My Two Border Towns?

a)

David Bowles

b)

Lucy Cummins

c)

Corey R. Tabor

d)

Lalena Fisher