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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 type of cigarettes does Don Dago smoke?

2. In La Herradura, how long of a boat ride was it to the ocean?

3. What color jacket did Patricia try to put around herself, Carla, and Javier in Chapter 3?

4. Where did Don Dago say they were skipping on their planned itinerary in Chapter 3?

5. Who did Javier remember telling them not to hide their money in their shoes, pockets, or socks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Javier and Grandpa get from the bus station to Don Dago's shop?

2. What could Javier see when he, Patricia, and Carla were taken off the bus in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 3, where did Javier stay when the group was in Ocos?

4. When the group gathered in Don Dago's shop in Chapter 2, what did Don Dago tell them about their schedule?

5. Why did someone start screaming on the boat in Chapter 3, and what happened then?

6. In Chapter 4 at a checkpoint, what did an old lady do when the soldiers ask her to walk out of the bus?

7. In Chapter 4, who gave The Six and the coyote a ride?

8. What did Javier wear and take with him when he left El Salvador?

9. In Chapter 3, what did the boat look like that Javier and The Six were to take to Mexico?

10. In Chapter 3, why did the coyotes give everyone on the boat pills?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Solito? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Zamora uses help readers’ understanding of individuals, cultures, or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags has Zamora used, especially in the scene where Javier needed help tying his shoes on pages 202-203? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 3

At a checkpoint, Javier’s group was taken off a bus by soldiers. Did the soldiers abuse their power?

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