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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. In Chapter 5, Jeremy later tells Andrés he is tired of being around what kind of people?
(a) Entitled.
(b) Fake.
(c) Dumb.
(d) Lazy.

2. In Chapter 3, what name does Andrés prefer to go by?
(a) Andy.
(b) Paul.
(c) Henry.
(d) Andrés.

3. In Chapter 6, what is the reason why Andrés initially wants to be like his white peers in high school?
(a) He believes that being white will make him more popular.
(b) All of the above.
(c) He wants to distance himself from his Latino heritage.
(d) He thinks that being white will make him less different.

4. In Chapter 9, what is the significance of the basement?
(a) It is where Andrés and his father have a heart-to-heart conversation.
(b) It is where Andrés and his mother used to do laundry.
(c) It is where Andrés and Jeremy first have sex.
(d) It is where Andrés and his friends used to hang out and smoke weed.

5. In Chapter 4, who helps Enrique pass eighth grade?
(a) Patty.
(b) Andrés.
(c) Simone.
(d) Jeremy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, on the day Enrique and Andrés start high school together, what does Enrique tell Andrés?

2. In Chapter 7, why does Rosario feel guilty about Andrés staying to help her?

3. In Chapter 5, why does the protagonist feel like he does not have enough role models or affirmation?

4. In Chapter 9, Jeremy is always attracted to who?

5. In Chapter 1, where did Andrés's parents meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Andrés think about the pastoral scenery at the hospital?

2. In Chapter 7, how does the narrator's relationship with his mother compare to his relationship with his father? What are the differences and similarities between the two relationships?

3. In Chapter 1, what might Andrés's decision to attend the reunion indicate about his character?

4. In Chapter 10, why does Andrés's mother refuse her offer to supplement her pension?

5. In Chapter 4, how does Patricia's treatment of Enrique differ from her treatment of her own children?

6. In Chapter 7, how does the narrator feel about his mother's past and her life before coming to America? How does this shape his understanding of her as a person?

7. In Chapter 7, what does the description of the mother's appearance reveal about her personality and character? How does her appearance change throughout the story?

8. In Chapter 10, what is the significance of Thursdays in Andrés's mother's routine?

9. In Chapter 6, how does the social and economic background of Andrés and his classmates affect their relationships and self-perception?

10. In Chapter 3, how does Andrés react to the introduction from Nicole?

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