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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. What song did Francisco decide to sing during the Junior Scandals?
2. In Chapter 20, how long had Roberto been dating Darlene before he took her to meet his parents?
3. In Chapter 12, what did Francisco remember was the name of his sixth-grade teacher who helped him with English during the lunch hour?
4. In Chapter 18, what was the name of the school newspaper?
5. In Chapter 16, what did the Christmas tree that Roberto got have on it when he brought it home?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 16, what name does Francisco decide would be a good name for his Spanish club, and what do his classmates think?
2. In Chapter 20, how did Roberto describe Darlene?
3. In Chapter 17, what was the last campaign project Francisco had to do for history, and how did he complete it?
4. In Chapter 14, why did Francisco not like to drive the family DeSoto?
5. In Chapter 19, how did Paul Takagi and Francisco become friends?
6. In Chapter 20, how did the Jimenez family get by when Roberto married and quit giving them money?
7. In Chapter 16, what was Francisco's Spanish teacher like?
8. In Chapter 15, what discovery did Francisco make when he toured Cal Poly?
9. In Chapter 14, what were driving lessons like when Roberto taught Francisco to drive?
10. In Chapter 13, what happened to a relationship that Roberto had with a girl named Susan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Idioms are used in the book. What are idioms, and why would idioms have been difficult for Francisco and his family to understand?
Essay Topic 3
Francisco often disagreed with his father. Why did Francisco often have arguments and disagreements with his father? What did Francisco begin to realize about his father’s life, and how did that help him understand his father and improve their relationship?
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