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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Peralta's first apartment after leaving the homeless shelter with his family?
(a) Catherine Street.
(b) Maynard.
(c) Bradhurst.
(d) Jefferson Street.

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

3. What book does Jeff buy for Peralta for his tenth birthday?
(a) The Unabridged Shakespeare.
(b) The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) Marshall Landry.
(d) The Complete Sherlock Holmes.

4. Where was Peralta born?
(a) Dominican Republic.
(b) USA.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Britain.

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

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

7. In Chapter 7, what does Peralta do with his friends that he later has doubts about?
(a) Figures out how to disarm security systems.
(b) Tracks down a contact to sell them drugs.
(c) Tracks down a woman they heard gives blow jobs for five dollars.
(d) Break into someone's apartment to steal money.

8. What sport does Peralta play with some friends from Resurrection?
(a) Golf.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Basketball.

9. What classic story does Peralta read his first summer at Prep?
(a) Heresy.
(b) The Aneid.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) The Iliad.

10. Why does Father Michael tell Peralta the Resurrection kids make fun of him?
(a) Because he is smarter than they are, and they are jealous.
(b) Because he has no legal immigration status.
(c) Because he has no father.
(d) Because of his very dark skin.

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

12. Why does Peralta's mother initially travel to the USA?
(a) For healthcare for her pregnancy.
(b) To visit her mother.
(c) To visit her sister.
(d) To apply for a new job.

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

14. What sports team does Peralta try out for at Collegiate?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Track.
(d) Hockey.

15. What does Peralta use as identification for boarding the plane in Chapter 7?
(a) A forged birth certificate.
(b) A passport.
(c) A school ID.
(d) A driver's license.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one of the insults Peralta's Prep classmates make towards him?

3. Which musical group does Peralta claim to his classmates at Collegiate he listens to, even though he does not?

4. What term of affection does Peralta's father use for him routinely?

5. In Chapter 6, which of the following was not at its peak when Peralta completed his first summer at Prep?

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