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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. In Chapter 4, what type of curtains are on the windows of the bus?

2. What day in Chapter 2 did Javier and the others finally leave with Don Dago?

3. When was Javier's last day of school in El Salvador?

4. Who told the soldiers that The Six were not Mexican on the bus in Chapter 4?

5. What telenovela star did Javier think he was like when he called Patricia his mother in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did things change as Javier and the others waited for the bus in Chapter 4?

2. What did Javier and the others get for breakfast when they left the one-story building in Chapter 4, and what did it remind Javier of?

3. Why did someone start screaming on the boat in Chapter 3, and what happened then?

4. How did Javier and Grandpa get from the bus station to Don Dago's shop?

5. In Chapter 3, why did the coyotes give everyone on the boat pills?

6. What did Javier know about his father?

7. How did Javier try to take care of himself in Chapter 3?

8. After reaching the ocean, how was everyone on the boat supposed to rotate in Chapter 3?

9. What was the schedule and rules for the boat in Chapter 3?

10. What did Grandpa tell Javier about coffee on their bus ride in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Solito? Why is it not a biography?

Essay Topic 2

Javier became homesick after his grandfather left. Why did Javier become homesick after his grandfather left? How did he deal with his homesickness? What helped to lessen his homesickness?

Essay Topic 3

Patricia, Carla, Javier, and Chino were caught during their first border crossing. How were they caught? Why were they deported?

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