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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Peralta and Yando look forward to eating as a very special treat during the time they spend in the homeless shelter?
(a) Chipotle.
(b) Mack's.
(c) Burger King.
(d) McDonald's.

3. Where is the homeless shelter where Peralta and his family spend some time during his youth?
(a) Catherine Street.
(b) Synge Street.
(c) Rondando Street.
(d) Fall Street.

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

5. Who is the friendly priest at Peralta's church who is very kind to Peralta?
(a) Father Robart.
(b) Father Finn.
(c) Father Steven.
(d) Father Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peralta use as identification for boarding the plane in Chapter 7?

2. Why does Father Michael tell Peralta the Resurrection kids make fun of him?

3. Where does Peralta live while he attends high school?

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

5. What serious illness does Maria come down with in the homeless shelter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Peralta's parents go their separate ways in the early 1990s?

2. What early literature assignment at Collegiate captivates Peralta, and why?

3. What it is a tradition for Peralta to ask his mother for before he goes to school each morning?

4. Why does one of Maria's friends think that Peralta might not be her son?

5. Why does Peralta's mother have a falling out with her family in Chapter 1?

6. In Part I, what is one of Peralta's early negative experiences with police?

7. What kind of support network does Peralta's family have in America when they first arrive?

8. How does Peralta's family afford to eat when he and Yando are young children and his mother can not work for lack of papers?

9. What does Jeff suggest Peralta does that changes his life in Part II?

10. What does Peralta do on his flight to New York City as a small child that endears him to people?

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