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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. How is Manuel's performance seen by the audience?

2. What is the one thing Lupe cannot do?

3. What does Victor think of his friend's plan?

4. For what reason did Victor choose his elective?

5. What contest does Lupe win at the public library?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Manuel's financial status?

2. Describe Pete the Heat.

3. What happens at the end of "Seventh Grade"?

4. What is significant about the $100 Mrs. Moreno has saved?

5. How does "The Marble Champ" end?

6. How does Gilbert get out of finishing his lessons?

7. Describe Yollie.

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

9. How does Gilbert react to his fight with Pete?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In "Barbie," explain the significance of Veronica's lost Barbie doll head and how that loss reflects childhood dreams.

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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