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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. 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.

2. Who is Maria's friend who questions if Peralta is her son?
(a) Wren.
(b) Millie.
(c) Carmen.
(d) Rhonda.

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

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

5. What does Peralta call the blessings he asks his mother for each morning?
(a) Bestowals.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Benedicion.
(d) Betrothals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Peralta get while living in the shelter?

2. What year was the Collegiate school founded?

3. Who is Peralta's eighth-grade English teacher?

4. What book does Jeff buy for Peralta for his tenth birthday?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peralta have to work on before he applies to Collegiate in Part II?

2. Why do Peralta and Yando keep their shoes on in the shower at the homeless shelter?

3. What was Peralta's and his family's main holiday diversion during his childhood while they lived in the homeless shelter?

4. Why does Peralta decide not to tell his mother about his breathing problems in Part II?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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