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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What food did Peralta love during his first winter in America?

3. Who is the only one in Peralta's family eligible for federal assistance?

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

5. What do the older kids at Resurrection call Peralta when they make fun of him?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Peralta's stress and anxiety about his immigration status affect his life throughout his years at Princeton? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What is one possible path to citizenship for Peralta's mother, Maria, that she is not yet prepared to take, to Peralta's frustration? Why does Maria refuse to take this potential path to citizenship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Peralta is so reluctant to share his immigration status problems with people? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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