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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters does Carlos meet on the return train trip to Los Angeles?
(a) Marian
(b) Eileen
(c) Meghan
(d) Mary

2. Which of the following characters is the contractor Carlos goes to see in Bakersfield?
(a) Jose
(b) Cabao
(c) Macario
(d) Claro

3. Why is Carlos losing interest in the fight?
(a) He does not believe in Communism
(b) His brother is sick
(c) He is too ill to keep fighting
(d) He is tired of fighting

4. What does Carlos dream about while on the bus?
(a) Childhood in Binalonan
(b) The terrible beating he received
(c) First arrival in America
(d) Eileen and the books she has shared with him

5. How do Ronald and Carlos meet?
(a) Ronald lends Carlos his magazine to read
(b) A Jewish girl introduces them
(c) Ronald writes about Carlos
(d) Carlos writes about Ronald

6. Where does Carlos head after leaving Stockton?
(a) Seattle
(b) Los Angeles
(c) San Francisco
(d) Binalonan

7. Which word best describes how Carlos feels at the end of the story?
(a) Alienated
(b) Homesick
(c) Belonging
(d) Longing

8. Where is Carlos' work beginning to get published?
(a) Manila
(b) Seattle
(c) China
(d) Canada

9. How does Carlos travel?
(a) Train
(b) Car
(c) Walking
(d) Bus

10. Who begins visiting Carlos after Alice leaves?
(a) Felix
(b) Macario
(c) Eileen
(d) Marian

11. Who first tells Carlos that Macario will be going to Spain to fight?
(a) Nick
(b) Felix
(c) Eileen
(d) Macario

12. How long should Macario be able to live on the money Carlos gives him?
(a) 2 months
(b) 2 days
(c) 2 weeks
(d) 2 years

13. Which of the following best describes who has taken over the CPRF and labor organizations?
(a) No one, they have all been disbanded
(b) Communists
(c) Socialists
(d) Reactionaries

14. Why do the people Carlos lives with decide to find a new place?
(a) Carlos has a stiff leg
(b) There are cheaper places with no stairs
(c) Macario has lost his job again
(d) There is too much discrimination in their current place

15. When does Carlos leave?
(a) The month after Macario leaves
(b) The day after Macario leaves
(c) The week after Macario leaves
(d) The year after Macario leaves

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the newspaper headline say is leading the strike?

2. What does Macario tell Carlos he can do?

3. Which of the following is not true about the hospital as Carlos views it?

4. Which of the following would have been taught in one of Carlos' classes?

5. Which branch of the armed services does Macario join?

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