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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. How old was Javier when his father left El Salvador?

2. How long did it take Javier's mother to travel from El Salvador to California?

3. In Chapter 1, where is Javier's mother working in the U.S.?

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

5. In Chapter 4, what type of curtains are on the windows of the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the bus like that Javier and the others took in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 4, what did Javier notice at the bus station?

3. What did Grandpa tell Javier about coffee on their bus ride in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

8. What was the schedule and rules for the boat in Chapter 3?

9. In Chapter 4, what smell was growing on Javier as he went to the bus holding Patricia's hand?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Javier became homesick after his grandfather left. Why did Javier become homesick after his grandfather left? How did he deal with his homesickness? What helped to lessen his homesickness?

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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