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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 does Gilbert grow tired of?

2. Where does Victor sit in French class?

3. What does Pete flatten Gilbert with?

4. Which subject does Victor elect to take?

5. What does Gilbert think he needs to defeat Pete?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Manuel's act received by the audience?

2. What is the conflict of "Mother and Daughter"?

3. Describe Yollie.

4. Why does Lupe want to master marble shooting?

5. What is significant about the $100 Mrs. Moreno has saved?

6. How does Lupe prepare for her competition in marble shooting?

7. Describe the significance to the end of "Mother and Daughter."

8. Describe Teresa.

9. How does "The Marble Champ" end?

10. Describe Pete the Heat.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what the conflict between Hector and Luis and its importance, in "Two Dreamers."

Essay Topic 2

Describe how baseball immerses everyone involved by analyzing its effect on Jesse in "Baseball in April."

Essay Topic 3

Explain the emotions Maria experiences from her recollection of Disneyland to her family's return home from vacation. Do you think Maria's emotions are natural?

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