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

2. Who is married to Peralta's Tia Mercedes?
(a) Ricky.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Jose.
(d) Roberto.

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

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

5. Where does Father Michael take some of the Resurrection kids in Chapter 7?
(a) The Grand Canyon.
(b) Paris.
(c) Disney World.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Peralta most like to do as a child?

3. What sport does Peralta like to watch with his father as a child?

4. What classic story does Peralta read his first summer at Prep?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When does Peralta first realize he and his mother do not have papeles (papers)?

4. Why does Peralta decide he wants to attend an Ivy League school?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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