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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. In La Herradura, how long of a boat ride was it to the ocean?
2. At the first checkpoint in Chapter 4, how many patrol cars blocked the highway?
3. What color truck did Javier and The Six ride in after leaving the boat in Chapter 3?
4. In Chapter 4 at the bus station, what did a coyote get Javier to drink?
5. Who told the soldiers that The Six were not Mexican on the bus in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Javier wear and take with him when he left El Salvador?
2. How did Javier and Grandpa get from the bus station to Don Dago's shop?
3. Why did someone start screaming on the boat in Chapter 3, and what happened then?
4. Who was in the group that Javier was to travel with?
5. In Chapter 3, what did the boat look like that Javier and The Six were to take to Mexico?
6. What did Javier love about his Abuelita?
7. In Chapter 3, what was it like when the boat left the creek and went into the ocean?
8. When the group gathered in Don Dago's shop in Chapter 2, what did Don Dago tell them about their schedule?
9. What could Javier see when he, Patricia, and Carla were taken off the bus in Chapter 4?
10. What was Javier's favorite photo in the album his mother sent for his ninth birthday?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Patricia, Carla, Javier, and Chino were caught during their first border crossing. How were they caught? Why were they deported?
Essay Topic 2
Javier was nine when he was sent to join his parents. What responsibilities did he have to shoulder as he became a migrant? How did he have to be mature for his age?
Essay Topic 3
Mood is an element that evokes feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a narrative. What is the overall mood of Solito?
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