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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. How many outfits has Emoni bought for her daughter to wear to daycare?
2. What recipe does Emoni think you should make when life gives you lemons?
3. What is 'Buela's first name?
4. At Emma's first day of daycare, what do they read about that interests her?
5. Where does Emoni sit in Ms. Fuentes class?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Emoni say about her father?
2. How does Emoni do in school?
3. What did Emoni always imagine she would be someday?
4. What does Emoni think about the new student in her Advisory class?
5. What is Emoni's favorite class of the day and what is it like?
6. What does 'Buela say about when Emoni started cooking?
7. How did Emoni meet Tyrone and get pregnant by him, and how does she feel about boys now?
8. How does Emoni describe her neighborhood?
9. What happens in "Basura, when Emoni presents the dish she prepares to Chef Ayden?
10. Why does Emoni think it will be easy for Angelica to get into a graphic design program in college?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story in With the Fire On High take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?
Essay Topic 2
Rather than using numbers, the author names chapters. How does the author use chapter titles in With the Fire on High? Do the titles reveal what will happen in a chapter? Do they misdirect readers? Do they spoil suspense in the book?
Essay Topic 3
Emoni gets pregnant her freshman year of high school. How do people stereotype her because of her pregnancy? Were those stereotypes correct? Why are the use of stereotypes to describe someone often incorrect and demeaning?
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