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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 12 - 14).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Carlos when Peralta's father returns in Chapter 10?
(a) Visiting friends in Europe.
(b) In Chicago.
(c) Back in the Dominican Republic.
(d) In jail.

2. What work of literature does Peralta take a freshman seminar on?
(a) Homer's Iliad.
(b) Ovid's Metamorphoses.
(c) Dante's Inferno.
(d) Shakespeare's King Lear.

3. What is strange about Yando for a long period in his childhood?
(a) He never wears shoes.
(b) He wears only shorts, even in winter.
(c) He eats only yellow food.
(d) He talks very rarely.

4. Which classics professor does Peralta become friendly with in Chapter 13?
(a) Richard Holmes.
(b) Marlon Jamison.
(c) Joshua Katz.
(d) Ricky Cortez.

5. Who is one of the people taking care of Peralta and Yando when their mother is hospitalized in Part II?
(a) Jose.
(b) Wren.
(c) Sini.
(d) Richie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Peralta ask for help in paying his shoplifting fine?

2. What does Nick's father do for a living?

3. Where does Maria pick up the money Peralta's father sends to them?

4. What do Peralta's Collegiate classmates make fun of him about that makes him very angry?

5. What sports team does Peralta try out for at Collegiate?

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