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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 Jesse's brother's name?

2. What is the doll dressed in?

3. Where does Veronica go to look for her doll?

4. Who gives Veronica a new doll?

5. In "Broken Chain," who does the main character meet on his walk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does "Barbie" end?

4. What does Fausto do with his reward money?

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

6. Who is Roger?

7. What happens at the Little League try outs?

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

9. Who is Martha?

10. Describe Jesse.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze "The Karate Kid" and discuss how Gilbert's desire to become a karate master and defeat the school bully is diminished by the reality of the situation.

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