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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. In Chapter 2, where did Francisco like to pretend he was born?

2. In Chapter 6, what did Francisco score on his social studies test on the United States Consitution?

3. In Chapter 3, what were Francisco and his class learning in Mr. Milo's math class?

4. In Chapter 9, what grade did Francisco get in P.E. at mid-semester?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what did Francisco pick with his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what did Roberto and Francisco do to get the house ready for their family?

2. In Chapter 1, why did Roberto and Francisco go back to the United States alone?

3. In Chapter 3, why did Francisco sometimes have the honor of sitting in the first seat in the first row of Mr. Milo's class?

4. In Chapter 8, what did Francisco decide to memorize and why?

5. In Chapter 10, why did the family fall behind on their rent payments?

6. In Chapter 7, what did Roberto, Francisco, and Papa get paid for working for Ito, and why did Papa get more money?

7. In Chapter 6, what report did Francisco write for science, and what grade did he receive?

8. In Chapter 2, how was it for Francisco when he returned to school?

9. In Chapter 2, how did Roberto lose and then get his janitor job back?

10. In Chapter 6, why was Francisco relieved that they lost their three acres of strawberries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Francisco and Roberto enjoyed rock ‘n’ roll music and movies that their peers enjoyed. How were Francisco and Roberto’s tastes in music and movies different than their parents, especially their father? In what way were their tastes influenced by their peers and a generation gap?

Essay Topic 2

The Jimenez family frequented the city dump. Why did the Jimenez family frequent the city dump? What did their visits to the dump have to do with resourcefulness?

Essay Topic 3

Jimenez ended the book with the reasons why he decided to write about his life. Why did Jimenez decide to write the book? Who influenced Jimenez to write the book and why?

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