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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 does the audience react to Manuel's performance?

2. Who does Victor look for during the second half of lunch?

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

4. What is Pete's nickname?

5. What has Victor's friend decided to do in an attempt to get girls' attention?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Manuel at practice?

2. Describe Pete the Heat.

3. Why does Victor want to take French?

4. Explain what happens at Gilbert and Pete's first fight.

5. Describe Gilbert Sanchez.

6. Why does Lupe want to master marble shooting?

7. Explain why Yollie leaves the school dance.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Yollie's reaction to her dress's dye running with Veronica's reaction to the loss of her Barbie doll's head. What does Soto suggest about childhood with these two devastating moments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of three characters and their motivations in the stories "Baseball in April and Other Stories." Specifically, what do they invest their time and energy on.

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