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

3. What does Veronica realize on her walk home from her friends house?

4. What are the qualifications for the new team in "Baseball in April"?

5. What does Fausto do to his story when he retells how he found Fausto?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jesse.

2. Who is Roger?

3. Describe the Red Caps.

4. Describe Alfonso's physical state.

5. Describe Fausto's feelings after he returns Roger.

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

7. Describe Hector's grandmother.

8. Who is Donna?

9. Who does Luis call on the telephone?

10. Describe the effect Los Lobos has on Fausto.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of overcoming failure and finding one's ability in "Baseball in April and Other Stories."

Essay Topic 2

Explain the emotions Maria experiences from her recollection of Disneyland to her family's return home from vacation. Do you think Maria's emotions are natural?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why "The Marble Champ" is the most straightforward story in the collection of "Baseball in April and Other Stories."

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