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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Francisco get a jacket while living in the Tent City?
(a) The Salvation Army.
(b) The principal.
(c) The lost and found.
(d) The rag bag.

2. What grade was Francisco in while living in Corcoran?
(a) 5th.
(b) 4th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 3rd.

3. Where did Roberto find the lumber for what Mama wanted Papa to build in the Tent City?
(a) The river bottoms.
(b) The dump.
(c) The farm.
(d) The factory.

4. What did Mama be from the butcher?
(a) Old meat.
(b) Bones.
(c) Fat.
(d) Knives.

5. Where was Tent City located?
(a) Tijuana.
(b) Santa Maria.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Mercedes.

6. Why did Papa dig in trash cans after leaving Corcoran?
(a) To find building materials.
(b) To make room for more.
(c) To find food.
(d) That was his new job.

7. What did the border represent to Papa?
(a) The evil in the world.
(b) A barrier.
(c) A fresh start.
(d) Danger.

8. What did Mrs. Scalapino forbid Francisco to do?
(a) Speak Spanish.
(b) Graduate.
(c) Sit by Arthur.
(d) Be late to class.

9. How did Francisco cross the border?
(a) He snuck through the border patrol.
(b) He climbed over the fence.
(c) He went under a hole in the fence.
(d) He hid in the back of a cargo truck.

10. What grade did Francisco have to repeat?
(a) 4th.
(b) 1st.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 3rd.

11. Why was Francisco not happy with his job in Soledad?
(a) He was not good at it.
(b) He felt too young.
(c) He was forgotten.
(d) He got lonely.

12. What did Mama's handkerchief symbolize to Francisco?
(a) Hope.
(b) Love.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Generosity.

13. Where did Francisco go to watch his father in Soledad?
(a) The roof of the house.
(b) The high fence.
(c) On top of the car.
(d) In the old tree.

14. What did Mama get mad at Francisco for in Soledad?
(a) Not telling her he was sick.
(b) Not watching his brother.
(c) Not working hard in school.
(d) Not doing enough rows.

15. What did the family sleep on in the tent after leaving Corcoran?
(a) A mattress.
(b) A table.
(c) The bathtub.
(d) The floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Papa choose to move at the beginning of the book?

2. What did Francisco want for Christmas after Ruben was born?

3. What did the family hunt at the first farm to eat?

4. How much money did Papa have when he got to his first farm?

5. Why did Francisco resent his brother in Soledad?

(see the answer keys)

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