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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 is the goal for fundraising in Chapter 9?

2. What is Lolo having at the luncheonette in Chapter 4?

3. What will Merci and her classmates study for their first social studies project in Chapter 5?

4. What color is Edna's bike?

5. How many days does Merci remember that it took to paint the Seaward gym?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why is Merci worried about the group project in social studies?

2. Why was Merci surprised last year when Roli took Ahana to junior prom?

3. How is Roli doing driving now that he has his license?

4. What does Merci remember what her mother said when she and her father got home late after the soccer game?

5. What does Merci usually eat for lunch at school in Chapter 8 and why?

6. How does Abuela think that Lolo hurt himself?

7. Why do the police bring Lolo and the twins home in Chapter 2?

8. What is Merci's career plan in Chapter 4?

9. In Chapter 8, where does Roli go while Merci attends a movie with her school friends?

10. What is the Sol Painting company uniform like that Merci designed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Merci meets her mother at Lourdes Killington. What does Merci observe at the senior center that bothers her? What questions does she have for her mother? Why is Merci concerned about her grandparents after visiting Lourdes Killington?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or does it almost take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

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