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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. Who does Victor look for during the second half of lunch?

2. Whom does Yollie live with?

3. What does Victor do to show off in French class?

4. What is Pete's nickname?

5. How does Gilbert stand before he fights Pete?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Michael Torres.

2. Describe Lupe Medrano.

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

4. How is Manuel's act received by the audience?

5. Describe Gilbert's attitude towards karate after he enrolls in lessons.

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

7. Describe Pete the Heat.

8. Why does Lupe want to master marble shooting?

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

10. Explain why Yollie leaves the school dance.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what the conflict between Hector and Luis and its importance, in "Two Dreamers."

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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