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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 3, how many people went into the water when the boats stopped to allow people to defecate or urinate?

2. How long were those traveling with Don Dago supposed to stay in Tecun in Chapter 2?

3. How often were people to rotate where they were sitting in the boat in Chapter 3?

4. What day did Javier leave home in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 3, what was the name of Chino's brother who died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Javier used to help his grandfather when his grandfather drank at home?

2. Who was in the group that Javier was to travel with?

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

4. In Chapter 4, what did Javier notice at the bus station?

5. When the group gathered in Don Dago's shop in Chapter 2, what did Don Dago tell them about their schedule?

6. As Javier prepared to leave Grandpa, what did he remember learning from him?

7. In Chapter 3, what did the boat look like that Javier and The Six were to take to Mexico?

8. In Chapter 3, how did Javier keep warm on the boat?

9. What did Javier wear and take with him when he left El Salvador?

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

At a checkpoint, Javier’s group was taken off a bus by soldiers. Did the soldiers abuse their power?

Essay Topic 2

The title of the book is Solito, which means alone. How does the title of the book introduce and expand on the theme of being alone?

Essay Topic 3

For the first crossing, the migrants were told they would be walking for hours and many kilometers. Why did Patricia get angry when she learned they would be walking? Was she justified in getting angry?

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