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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 Yollie especially talented at?

2. What does Gilbert refuse to do for Pete?

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

4. What does Pete do to anger Gilbert?

5. What day is "Seventh Grade" set in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does "The Marble Champ" end?

2. Describe Mrs. Moreno.

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

4. Why does Lupe want to master marble shooting?

5. Describe Gilbert Sanchez.

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

7. What does Manuel volunteer for?

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

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

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

Compare and contrast Gilbert from "The Karate Kid" to Manuel in "La Bamba" by analyzing their motivations, their insecurities, their confidence, and their relationships with their family.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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