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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. What new job does Maria start in Chapter 7?

2. What year was the Collegiate school founded?

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

4. Who is married to Peralta's Tia Mercedes?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does one of Maria's friends think that Peralta might not be her son?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Peralta feel about his father at different points during this book? Write an essay exploring Peralta's complex relationship with his father.

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 does Peralta's father insist on moving back to the Dominican Republic, while his mother is so intent on staying in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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