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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 Victor's good friend's name?

2. When does Victor's crush first speak to him?

3. Which of the following was NOT included in Victor's course schedule?

4. What school does Gilbert attend?

5. Where is Lupe, the best student?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Yollie.

3. What is Manuel's financial status?

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

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

6. Why does Lupe want to master marble shooting?

7. Describe Teresa.

8. Describe Mrs. Moreno.

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

10. Explain why Yollie leaves the school dance.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and evaluate how Soto associates ethnicity to each of his family's financial status.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the motif of financial instability within the families in "Baseball in April and Other Stories." Why is that information included in every story?

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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