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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which senator does Peralta begin the book with a quote from?
(a) Senator Hillary Clinton.
(b) Senator Nancy Pelosi.
(c) Senator Mitt Romney.
(d) Senator Jeff Sessions.

2. Who is the only one in Peralta's family eligible for federal assistance?
(a) Maria.
(b) Peralta.
(c) Yando.
(d) Peralta's father.

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

4. Who is Peralta's Sunday school teacher in Part II?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Bob.
(c) Marcos.
(d) Robin.

5. Which of the following high schools does Peralta apply to in Part II?
(a) Allen-Stevenson.
(b) Marshall Prep.
(c) Robards-Winn.
(d) Assumption Prep.

6. What serious illness does Maria come down with in the homeless shelter?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) TB.
(c) Dengue.
(d) Yellow Fever.

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

8. Who tells Peralta he got into Collegiate?
(a) Mr. Breimer.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Ms. Heyman.
(d) Maria.

9. Whose funeral takes place in the Dominican Republic that Maria is unable to attend because of her lack of papers in the U.S.?
(a) Maria's mother.
(b) Maria's father.
(c) Maria's brother.
(d) Peralta's father.

10. Who is the sidekick of the boy who bullies Peralta in Chapter 5?
(a) Geno.
(b) Merly.
(c) Mouseface.
(d) Rick.

11. What had Maria done for a living in The Dominican Republic?
(a) Practiced medicine.
(b) Practiced law.
(c) Taught.
(d) Managed a pension fund.

12. Who does Peralta meet at an arts program who takes Peralta and Yando under his wing?
(a) Martin.
(b) Jose.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Robert.

13. What school offers Peralta a place for high school, but no financial aid?
(a) Collegiate.
(b) Allen-Stevenson.
(c) Prep.
(d) Galley.

14. How much is the tuition at Collegiate when Peralta applies there?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $16,000.
(c) $25,000.
(d) $5,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Father Michael take some of the Resurrection kids in Chapter 7?

2. What book does Jeff buy for Peralta for his tenth birthday?

3. Who is the friendly priest at Peralta's church who is very kind to Peralta?

4. What activity at Collegiate does Peralta join in ninth grade?

5. What illness does Yando develop in Part II?

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