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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 5, until what time in the morning did Francisco and his family work in their field when it was fumigated?

2. In Chapter 5, what time did Roberto have to come home from a dance?

3. What bust did Francisco receive when his family returned in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 1, how long did Francisco say that he lived in fear?

5. In Chapter 10, what type of van did the Santa Maria Window Cleaners have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how did Francisco look when his father cut his hair, and how did his mother help him?

2. In Chapter 10, how did Roberto and Francisco earn extra money?

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

4. What happened when Francisco was in eighth grade?

5. How did Francisco and Roberto learn to dance in Chapter 3?

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

7. In Chapter 5, what did Francisco do to deal with the boredom of picking strawberries?

8. In Chapter 4, how did a curandera heal Francisco's father's back?

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

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’s life was very difficult, but he had dreams that kept him moving forward. What were Francisco’s dreams? Who encouraged him and helped him to follow his dreams? How was Francisco able to obtain his dreams?

Essay Topic 2

The book is told from Francisco’s point of view. How does the point of view determine how readers view the narrative and the people in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Breaking Through is a true story. Why is the story an autobiography, rather than a biography?

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