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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 Rudy?

2. Who is Jesse's team's first opponent?

3. What does Veronica do when she realizes what has happened on her walk home?

4. What do Jesse and his brother try out for?

5. What grade is Ernie in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hector's grandmother.

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

3. Who is Roger?

4. Describe Alfonso's family life.

5. Describe Luis.

6. Describe the ending of "The No-Guitar Blues."

7. What happens at the Little League try outs?

8. Describe the effect Los Lobos has on Fausto.

9. How does "Barbie" end?

10. What does Fausto do to try and buy a guitar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Soto transition his families finances from poor and mostly unstable to a more wealthy and stable status? What significance does this have on Soto's overall book?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe how baseball immerses everyone involved by analyzing its effect on Jesse in "Baseball in April."

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