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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 gave El Patron his desire to survive?

2. What is Maria's gift to Matt?

3. Where is Celia from?

4. Where does Felicia tell Matt to meet Maria after the party?

5. What is Eduardo working with at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does El Patron tell Matt when they first meet?

2. What does Tom show Matt and Maria at the hospital?

3. Why does Celia choose to tell Matt about her past?

4. What does Matt do when Tom comes to taunt him after his first time in the Big House?

5. What does Matt do before Maria leaves for school, and why?

6. How does Matt find the secret passage?

7. What is Mrs. Ortega hired to do?

8. Why does Matt sometimes fake his cough?

9. Why did El Patron decide to keep Celia?

10. What does Celia tell Matt about the children at the Big House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Competition and Fair-Play are themes found in many different scenes of this book. What are some of those scenes, and what affect did they have on the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Why are so many people unable to accept Matt, and what does this indicate about the society this book takes place in?

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