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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 does Merci have for a snack at El Caribe in Chapter 4?

2. Who does Merci ask about boys liking girls in Chapter 10?

3. How did Dona Rosa die?

4. What color is the bruise by Lolo's eye by dinnertime in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 8, how late can Roli have a passenger in the car with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the police bring Lolo and the twins home in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 7, what happens when Merci kicks the ball toward the goal?

3. How does Abuela think that Lolo hurt himself?

4. How did Mami become a physical therapist, and how does it help the family?

5. In Chapter 5, why is Merci worried about the group project in social studies?

6. What does Merci tell her father when he says that she cannot play keeper in Chapter 7?

7. What does Merci usually eat for lunch at school in Chapter 8 and why?

8. What is Merci's career plan in Chapter 4?

9. In Chapter 1, what does Merci remember doing at the school with her father last summer?

10. How is sixth grade at Seaward Pines Academy diffrent from fifth grade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Edna uses peer pressure to get others to do what she wants. How does Edna use peer pressure as intimidation? What are the negative and positive effects of peer pressure?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Enrique and Manny Cruz have a running rivalry. What does their relationship reveal about rivals and enemies?

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