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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 4 - 7).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peralta call the blessings he asks his mother for each morning?
(a) Bestowals.
(b) Betrothals.
(c) Benedicion.
(d) Prayers.

2. Where does Peralta live while he attends high school?
(a) The Lower West Side.
(b) Spanish Harlem.
(c) The Upper West Side.
(d) The Lower East Side.

3. How much older is Peralta's father than his mother?
(a) 22 years.
(b) They are the same age.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

4. What new job does Maria start in Chapter 7?
(a) Food preparation.
(b) Accountant.
(c) House cleaning.
(d) Personal trainer.

5. Who is married to Peralta's Tia Mercedes?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Ricky.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Jose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is strange about Yando for a long period in his childhood?

2. What term of affection does Peralta's father use for him routinely?

3. What term of affection does Maria routinely use towards Peralta?

4. Which senator does Peralta begin the book with a quote from?

5. What year was the Collegiate school founded?

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