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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. How many siblings does Manuel go to school with?

2. Where does Lupe live?

3. How much money has Mrs. Moreno saved?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Mrs. Moreno, Yollie's mom?

5. Who goes by himself to see The Karate Kid Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Gilbert's attitude towards karate after he enrolls in lessons.

2. What happens to Manuel at practice?

3. How does "The Marble Champ" end?

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

5. What is Manuel's financial status?

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

7. Explain why Yollie leaves the school dance.

8. How does Gilbert react to his fight with Pete?

9. Describe Lupe Medrano.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and evaluate how Soto associates ethnicity to each of his family's financial status.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why "The Marble Champ" is the most straightforward story in the collection of "Baseball in April and Other Stories."

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the feeling of guilt between Fausto in "The No-Guitar Blues" with Maria in "Growing Up," by looking at their adolescent perspective.

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