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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was Gustavo Milhojas born?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1960.
2. What does Mayor say he and his friends call the Evers School?
(a) The Girl's School.
(b) The Pickett School.
(c) The Turtle School.
(d) The Slow School.
3. Who did Garrett beat up last year so badly he left the kid with two broken arms?
(a) Quisqueya Solis.
(b) Julius Olsen.
(c) Angelo Puente.
(d) Marcus Puente.
4. How old was Maribel when the accident happened?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.
5. Why did Rafael's father relocate his family when Rafael was five?
(a) Because he had politial ambitions.
(b) Because he dreamed of performing in the theater.
(c) Because he wanted to become a boxer.
(d) Because of religious persecution.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what school does Maribel have to go in order to study an ELL course and be evaluated?
2. Who does Mayor describe taunting him in the locker room at school by acting like a chicken?
3. For how long did Arturo and Alma try to have a baby before they conceived?
4. Who is the landlord at the apartments where Alma and her family move?
5. In what village did Gustavo Milhojas and his wife live when she died?
Short Essay Questions
1. What family history of Garrett's is related through Mayor's narrative?
2. Who is Alma Rivera? What role does she play in the novel?
3. What does Garrett do to Maribel to lead Mayor to stand up for her by the bus stop?
4. What are some examples of the obstacles faced by the Riveras after their arrival in the U.S.?
5. Who is Benny Quinto? Where is he from? What brought him to America?
6. Where have the Riveras come from? Why have they come to the U.S.?
7. How is the theme of migration explored in the novel?
8. How and why does Celia's relationship with Quisqueya change?
9. What are Mayor's circumstances in the opening of the novel?
10. Where is Rafael Toro from? When did he come to the U.S.? Why?
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