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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 George do after his wife's funeral?

2. What does the exam given at Hoyt's school qualify the person who passes it to become?

3. What does George do when his second wife leaves him?

4. When Popo gets out of jail, how do the people of Miguel Street treat him?

5. How does Bogart make his money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author talk to Man-Man about, and what is the particular characteristic of Man-man's speech?

2. Where does Bogart go on his first disappearance from Miguel Street, how long is he gone and what does he do?

3. Describe Elias and tell what he does.

4. What man with the name of a famous poet stops by the author's house one day, and what does he tell the author?

5. Describe Man-man and the tricks he plays on people.

6. Who is Popo and who is he married to?

7. What do the author and B. Wordsworth do together and what does B. Wordsworth tell the author about the poem he wants to write?

8. What is Elias's fate?

9. What happens when Man-man's dog dies?

10. Give a short description of Bogart, how he interacts with his friends, and what he does for a living.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Describe Mr. Bolo's personality.

2. What does Mr. Bolo do for a living and how else does he try to get money?

3. Why does Mr. Bolo quit his job and what does this reveal about his personality?

4. Choose two of the topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1. Describe Toni and Angela Hereira.

2. How does Toni treat Angela and what does she do because of this that puts her in contact with the author's mother?

3. What does Angela do when she finally leaves Toni?

4. Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1. After quitting his job, what does Mr. Bolo do and then what does he ask the author to do for him?

2. What does the author tell Mr. Bolo that he doesn't believe and what stupid thing does he do?

3. Who is Edward and what does he do for his friends?

4. Choose two of the topics to write on.

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