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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. What is Fausto inspired to become?

2. Who begins to teach Fausto how to play the guitar?

3. How much money is Fausto given by Roger's owners?

4. Who loses interest in the team in "Baseball in April"?

5. Who puts an unofficial baseball league together in "Baseball in April"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens at the end of "Broken Chain."

2. Describe what Martha tries to do with Veronica's dolls.

3. Who is Donna?

4. What type of investment is Luis interested in in "Two Dreamers"?

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

6. Describe the effect Los Lobos has on Fausto.

7. Who is Sandra.

8. Describe Jesse.

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

10. Describe Luis.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what the conflict between Hector and Luis and its importance, in "Two Dreamers."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why the repeated motif of the grandfather-grandson relationship is particularly significant to Soto.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the stories in "Baseball in April and Other Stories" consisting of Hispanic families in California.

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