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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 father.
(b) Peralta's father.
(c) Maria's mother.
(d) Maria's brother.

3. Where does Peralta live while he attends high school?
(a) Spanish Harlem.
(b) The Lower East Side.
(c) The Lower West Side.
(d) The Upper West Side.

4. What small think is Peralta proud of himself for not doing when the bully hit him?
(a) Crying.
(b) Bleeding.
(c) Limping.
(d) Falling down.

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

6. What term of affection does Peralta's father use for him routinely?
(a) Bonito.
(b) Libra.
(c) Hombre.
(d) Triunfador.

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

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

9. What do Peralta's Collegiate classmates make fun of him about that makes him very angry?
(a) His dark skin.
(b) His mother's name and ethnicity.
(c) His not having a father.
(d) His brother.

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

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

12. Which fictional character does Peralta idolize in his youth for a time?
(a) Nicholas Nickleby.
(b) Dr. Strange.
(c) Edmond Dantes.
(d) Spiderman.

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

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

15. Who interviews Peralta at Collegiate in Part II for admission?
(a) Ms. Rayson.
(b) Ms. Heyman.
(c) Mr. Breimer.
(d) Mr. Folly.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What impresses Peralta's Sunday school teacher in Part II?

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

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

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