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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. Who is Veronica Solis?

2. What does Fausto do with Roger?

3. Where does Fausto go the day after he meets Roger?

4. Who does Jesse befriend on his team?

5. How far does the main character live from the person he meets on his walk in "Broken Chain"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who ends up joining the Hobo Park team?

2. What does Alfonso do that almost ruins his planned date?

3. Describe Hector's grandmother.

4. Who is Donna?

5. Describe Alfonso's physical state.

6. Describe the Red Caps.

7. Describe the effect Los Lobos has on Fausto.

8. Why does Jesse worry at the end of "Baseball in April"?

9. Describe where Hector lives.

10. What happens at the Little League try outs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Yollie's reaction to her dress's dye running with Veronica's reaction to the loss of her Barbie doll's head. What does Soto suggest about childhood with these two devastating moments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of three characters and their motivations in the stories "Baseball in April and Other Stories." Specifically, what do they invest their time and energy on.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the broken chain in " Broken Chain" is a symbol of for Alfonso's adolescent life.

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