Fresh Fruit Chapter 1 Part 1

What time of year does the journey in the passage take place?

• Winter

• Fall

• Early April

• Late spring

What does each person carry in their backpack at the start of the journey?

• Coyote fur and pine sap

• Money for the bus and border guides

• Food to share on the bus

• A change of clothes and protection charms

How long is the bus ride from Oaxaca to Altar?

• 40 hours

• 49 hours

• 3 days

• 4 days

Why does the bus driver instruct the author to say he is hitchhiking to tourist towns at the checkpoints?

• To avoid delays from questions

• To hide that people plan to cross the border

• Because he actually is hitchhiking

• To pretend he is a tourist

Why does the soldier on the bus think the author is a coyote?

• Because he has money

• Because he is American

• Because he is travelling with friends

• Because he denies being one

Where did the author begin his fieldwork in 2003?

• San Miguel, Mexico

• Central California

• Northwestern Washington State

• Rural Oaxaca, Mexico

What happened when the author tried to cross the border with a group of 9 Triqui men?

• They were apprehended and deported back to Mexico

• They successfully crossed without being detected

• They turned back due to dangers from armed vigilantes

• The author became sick and had to turn back

Why did the author want to cross the border with migrant workers?

• To fully understand their suffering and experiences

• To document human rights violations

• To become an advocate for immigration reform

• To write a news story about border crossings

What warnings did the author receive about crossing the border?

• Possibility of death by dehydration or kidnapping

• Getting lost in the desert

• Attacks from wild animals

• All of the above

Where did the author live when he first arrived in Mexico in Spring 2004?

• In a slum apartment in Madera

• In a farm labor camp in rural Washington

• In a partially constructed house in San Miguel

• In a homeless shelter in California