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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. Which subject does Victor elect to take?

2. With whom does Gilbert live?

3. How old is Gilbert Sanchez?

4. What is Pete's nickname?

5. How does the author describe Yollie and her mother's relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lupe Medrano.

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

3. Describe Michael Torres.

4. Describe Yollie.

5. Describe Mrs. Moreno.

6. What is Manuel's financial status?

7. Explain why Yollie leaves the school dance.

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

9. Explain why Victor has picked grapes all summer in "Seventh Grade."

10. Why does Victor want to take French?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe what Soto is suggesting about adolescent girls through his character Teresa in "Seventh Grade," who asserts her interest in Victor after having a class together.

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