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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 Chapter 4, what nationality was the coyote who walked with The Six?

2. In Chapter 3, how many people went into the water when the boats stopped to allow people to defecate or urinate?

3. In Chapter 3, how long had Javier and his group been in Ocos when Don Dago told them they would leave at dawn?

4. Where are most of the nuns at Javier's school in Chapter 1 from?

5. In Chapter 3, who did Javier remember screamed when they woke up from bad dreams in La Herradura?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what was it like when the boat left the creek and went into the ocean?

2. As Javier prepared to leave Grandpa, what did he remember learning from him?

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

4. In Chapter 4, what were Javier's thoughts when he lay spread-eagle on the ground?

5. In Chapter 3, how did Javier keep warm on the boat?

6. What did Javier love about his Abuelita?

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

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

9. What did Javier know about his father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Javier and the others stayed at an apartment in Acapulco. Why were they bored in Acalpulco? How did they attempt to deal with their boredom? How and why did their boredom affect their moods?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What are the settings in Solito? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe people in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe individuals, places, and things. How does Zamora use imagery to help readers imagine the world where individuals live in Solito?

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