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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 the name of the hospital where Piri works?

2. Who unzips Piri's pants in this chapter?

3. Why do Piri's parents want to move to Long Island?

4. What is the name of the man who interviews Piri?

5. Who chases Piri out of the school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Piri's time with the baseball team at his new school.

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

3. What happens to Piri at the hospital?

4. Why does Marcia claim she cannot dance with Piri?

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

6. Describe the fight between Piri and Rocky in the opening section.

7. Why does Piri decide to return home instead of running away?

8. How does racism bother Piri in the fourth section?

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

10. How does Piri react to the news that his father is having an affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What did Piri experience in Harlem and how did those experiences shape his character? Would Piri have entered a life of crime if he had grown up in another area of the country?

Essay Topic 3

Why was the color of his skin such an issue to Piri? How much of the difficulties Piri had with the color was due to himself rather than society?

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