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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What program helps Peralta and his family afford food?
(a) RLA.
(b) WIC.
(c) PRC.
(d) MIT.

2. How much older is Peralta's father than his mother?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) They are the same age.

3. Which kid starts bullying Peralta because Peralta is interested in his girlfriend?
(a) Frank.
(b) Rick.
(c) Geno.
(d) Merly.

4. What public school does Peralta attend in New York City?
(a) PS 340.
(b) PS 470.
(c) PS 200.
(d) PS 125.

5. Who is Peralta's eighth-grade English teacher?
(a) Dr. Beall.
(b) Dr. Robin.
(c) Dr. Gorgon.
(d) Dr. Parlay.

6. What is Peralta's little brother's name?
(a) Frankie.
(b) Mando.
(c) Lando.
(d) Yando.

7. Where does Father Michael take some of the Resurrection kids in Chapter 7?
(a) Paris.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Disney World.
(d) The Grand Canyon.

8. What illness does Yando develop in Part II?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) TB.
(c) Yellow Fever.
(d) Asthma.

9. What does Peralta win a prize for in fourth grade?
(a) Singing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Math.
(d) Sports.

10. What impresses Peralta's Sunday school teacher in Part II?
(a) He is very good at sports.
(b) His Italian is very good.
(c) He can recite Bible verses.
(d) He knows the Pope's full name.

11. In Chapter 6, which of the following was not at its peak when Peralta completed his first summer at Prep?
(a) His math skills.
(b) His finances.
(c) His weight.
(d) His self-esteem.

12. Which train does Peralta take to see his aunts in the Bronx?
(a) D Train.
(b) C Train.
(c) A Train.
(d) L Train.

13. How old was Peralta when his parents first visited the USA?
(a) 1.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

14. What does Peralta most like to do as a child?
(a) Complete puzzles.
(b) Read.
(c) Play soccer.
(d) Play baseball.

15. What classical character does Peralta most closely identify with in Chapter 5?
(a) Telemachus.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Perseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Peralta's Sunday school teacher in Part II?

2. What new job does Maria start in Chapter 7?

3. Who is the first friend at Collegiate that Peralta goes home with?

4. Who does Peralta's aunt introduce Maria to in the hopes that they will start a relationship in Part I?

5. What book does Peralta's class read in eighth grade English?

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