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Ernesto CisnerosA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. What does Efrén do at home when he wants some privacy?
2. What meeting does Efrén attend with David?
3. Where was Amá when ICE arrested her?
Short-Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. When the novel first opens, how does Efrén show that he is both a “typical” seventh grade boy living in America and a seventh grader whose life is filled with atypical worries?
2. How is Jennifer Huerta a round (three-dimensional) character?
3. How does the breakfast scene at the end of the section both parallel and contrast the breakfast scene at the beginning of the section?
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