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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. Whom does Yollie live with?

2. What does Lupe's mom notice while they do dishes together?

3. Who asks Victor for help in French class at the end of the story?

4. Which subject does Victor elect to take?

5. How much money has Mrs. Moreno saved?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lupe prepare for her competition in marble shooting?

2. Explain why Yollie leaves the school dance.

3. Describe Michael Torres.

4. What is the conflict of "Mother and Daughter"?

5. Describe Gilbert Sanchez.

6. Describe Pete the Heat.

7. What does Manuel volunteer for?

8. Explain what happens at Gilbert and Pete's first fight.

9. Describe Lupe Medrano.

10. Describe the significance to the end of "Mother and Daughter."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast Yollie's reaction to her dress's dye running with Veronica's reaction to the loss of her Barbie doll's head. What does Soto suggest about childhood with these two devastating moments.

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