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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 does Hector request from his grandfather?

2. Who is Jesse in "Baseball in April"?

3. What does Luis finally give up on?

4. What month is "Broken Chain" set in?

5. What is Jesse's team named?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Luis.

2. Describe Veronica's desire for a new Barbie.

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

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

5. Describe Alfonso's physical state.

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

7. Describe how the local baseball team in "Broken Chain" is doing in its season.

8. Who is Sandra.

9. What happens at the Little League try outs?

10. How does "Barbie" end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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