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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. Why does Piri not fight Waneko as hard as he could?

2. Who does Piri say he hates?

3. Who pulls Piri away from fighting the man on the train?

4. Who does Piri ask to dance?

5. What is the name of Pane's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Piri injure his hand?

2. How does Piri ensure that he becomes part of the TNT gang?

3. How does Piri get rid of the Jolly Roger gang members who chase him home?

4. How does Piri's father react to Piri's temporary blindness?

5. What problems does the family face in the opening section?

6. How does Miss Washington help Piri in this section?

7. Describe Piri's relationship with Betty.

8. How do Marcia and her friends react to Piri's asking Marcia to dance?

9. What problems does Piri face when he has to move to a new neighborhood?

10. How does Piri react to what he hears Marcia and her friends saying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Piri's relationship with his father.

1) In what way did Piri's relationship with his father have a major impact on the decisions he made in his life?

2) How does Piri's relationship with his father deteriorate through the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine racism in the South.

1) What were the differences between race relations in the South to race relations in the North in the Fifties?

2) In what way does Piri not understand the Southern culture and what people like Brew have been through?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the treatment of Puerto Ricans to African Americans in American society.

1) What is the history of Puerto Ricans in American society?

2) What is the history of African Americans in American society?

3) What evidence is there to prove that Puerto Ricans have been treated better in American society in the mid 20th century?

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