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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 color lipstick did Patricia put on in Chapter 4?

2. When do the school years start in El Salvador?

3. Who offered to cover Javier with his jacket in Chapter 3?

4. What holiday did Javier remember he was at the beach a month ago in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 1, what did Javier's parents send him for his birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did things change as Javier and the others waited for the bus in Chapter 4?

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

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

7. What did Javier know about his father?

8. What did Javier begin calling his group in secret in Chapter 3?

9. What did Javier and his group do after the soldiers let them go 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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Grandpa told Javier not to look back when they left. Why did Grandpa give that instruction to Javier? Why was it important for Javier to look ahead to the future and not back at the past and what he was leaving?

Essay Topic 3

Javier, Patricia, Carla, and Chino had to become a make-believe family. How and why did their experiences create a bond between them?

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