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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 married to Peralta's Tia Mercedes?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Ricky.
(d) Jose.
2. How old was Peralta when his parents first visited the USA?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.
3. What day does Peralta's father leave the United States for good?
(a) July 30, 1997.
(b) March 3, 1995.
(c) January 31, 1993.
(d) December 25, 1990.
4. Where does Father Michael take some of the Resurrection kids in Chapter 7?
(a) Paris.
(b) The Grand Canyon.
(c) Disney World.
(d) Chicago.
5. 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 self-esteem.
(c) His math skills.
(d) His weight.
Short Answer Questions
1. What classic story does Peralta read his first summer at Prep?
2. Who is the sidekick of the boy who bullies Peralta in Chapter 5?
3. What year was the Collegiate school founded?
4. Where does someone encourage Peralta to apply for high school?
5. Which senator does Peralta begin the book with a quote from?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part I, what is one of Peralta's early negative experiences with police?
2. What was Peralta's and his family's main holiday diversion during his childhood while they lived in the homeless shelter?
3. When does Peralta first realize he and his mother do not have papeles (papers)?
4. What early literature assignment at Collegiate captivates Peralta, and why?
5. What does Peralta have to work on before he applies to Collegiate in Part II?
6. What is Maria scared that Peralta and Yando might become?
7. 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?
8. Why does Peralta's family first come to America?
9. Why do Peralta and Yando keep their shoes on in the shower at the homeless shelter?
10. Why does Peralta's mother neglect to stay in touch with her sisters for so long?
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