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CHAPTER SIXThe next day, Thursday, Ernesto had permission to miss his last class at school. He had to take his driving test. And his mother drove him down to the Department of Motor Vehicles. He aced the written test, missing just one question. Then he went outside and got into the car for his test drive with the examiner. Ernesto could not remember ever being more nervous, but he had a pretty good feel for the car.
A short man, wearing glasses, appeared, giving Ernesto a thin smile. When he got in beside Ernesto, the man instructed him to pull away from the curb. Ernesto knew a kid who flunked his driving test then and there when he pulled out without looking and another car had to screech to a halt. Ernesto dutifully checked the mirrors and looked back before pulling out. He pull
