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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 drug plagues Peralta's neighborhood in Harlem?

2. Which train does Peralta take to see his aunts in the Bronx?

3. Who is the sidekick of the boy who bullies Peralta in Chapter 5?

4. What small think is Peralta proud of himself for not doing when the bully hit him?

5. Where does Peralta live while he attends high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Peralta and Yando keep their shoes on in the shower at the homeless shelter?

2. How does Peralta's family afford to eat when he and Yando are young children and his mother can not work for lack of papers?

3. Why is Peralta's mother reluctant to return to the Dominican Republic?

4. What does Peralta do at Resurrection Sunday school to make the teacher want to introduce him to the priest?

5. Why does Peralta's mother tell him he needs to be prepared for something happening to her?

6. What does Jeff suggest Peralta does that changes his life in Part II?

7. Why do Peralta's parents go their separate ways in the early 1990s?

8. What was Peralta's and his family's main holiday diversion during his childhood while they lived in the homeless shelter?

9. How does Peralta first realize his family is poor?

10. What kind of support network does Peralta's family have in America when they first arrive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Peralta's perspective on Catholicism, faith, and spirituality, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Peralta react to the bullying he endures throughout his adolescence both in his Harlem neighborhood and his expensive private school? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Peralta's stress and anxiety about his immigration status affect his life throughout his years at Princeton? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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