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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. Who is the first friend at Collegiate that Peralta goes home with?
(a) Nick.
(b) Steven.
(c) Randy.
(d) Rollo.

2. What day does Peralta's father leave the United States for good?
(a) March 3, 1995.
(b) January 31, 1993.
(c) July 30, 1997.
(d) December 25, 1990.

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

4. How much money does Peralta win for his prize in fourth grade?
(a) $100.
(b) $25.
(c) $150.
(d) $50.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maria pick up the money Peralta's father sends to them?

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

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

4. Which of the following high schools does Peralta apply to in Part II?

5. What year was the Collegiate school founded?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peralta's family first come to America?

2. How does Peralta first realize his family is poor?

3. What is Maria scared that Peralta and Yando might become?

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

5. Why does Peralta's family end up in a homeless shelter in Part I?

6. Why is Peralta's mother reluctant to return to the Dominican Republic?

7. What upsets Peralta during his early days at Prep?

8. What do Peralta and the other boys at Resurrection like to do with Father Michael?

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

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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