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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 does Yando do that shocks Peralta when Peralta comes home on break in Chapter 12?
2. In Chapter 10, who comes to visit Peralta and Yando?
3. What happens to Keith, Derrick's old advising partner from Prep?
4. What is Yando particularly good at in Chapter 8?
5. What does Peralta's father make them for breakfast in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. What helps Peralta avoid the awkwardness of having to explain why he does not have a Social Security number at Princeton?
2. What question prompts Peralta to share his immigration status with more administrators at Princeton in Part IV?
3. How does Peralta react when his father returns to the Dominican Republic after a very brief visit?
4. Who does Peralta turn to for help after he gets caught stealing and why?
5. What happens when Peralta tries to steal CDs and record equipment with his friends?
6. What do the neighborhood gangs offer to kids like Peralta to entice them to join?
7. Why does Peralta choose public policy as his minor at Princeton?
8. How does Peralta handle the fact of his immigration status when he applies to Princeton?
9. What happens when Peralta plays basketball with Yando on his trip home from Princeton in Part IV?
10. How does Nick react when Peralta tells him about his immigration status?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Peralta become so interested in books and literature, and what does education come to symbolize for him as he matures? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Peralta is so reluctant to share his immigration status problems with people? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What kinds of physical problems do Peralta and his family begin to develop as a result of their squalid living conditions in the early parts of the book? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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