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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Carlos trying to sleep when he is confronted by the police?
(a) Bus station
(b) Homeless shelter
(c) Restaurant
(d) Hotel in Seattle

2. From what disease does Marian die?
(a) Cancer
(b) Syphilis
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Pneumonia

3. When does Claro say Carlos should return to Stockton?
(a) When he's ready to fight for his people
(b) When he has money to pay for his gambling
(c) Never
(d) When he finds his brothers

4. Why does Carlos' family move again?
(a) To follow the animals
(b) For the mango harvest
(c) To work picking coconuts
(d) Due to his father's drinking

5. What business did Alfredo want Carlos to enter?
(a) Dishwasher
(b) Prostitution
(c) Milk Company
(d) Restaurant

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the Filipino workers strike?

2. Which character gets a girl in trouble and has to leave town?

3. At what grade level does Amado's education end?

4. Which of the following is not an accurate description of how Carlos feels on the journey to America?

5. What does Carlos do with all of his money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Alonzo?

2. How do Carlos, Jose and Miller escape?

3. What does Carlos call the turning point in his life?

4. What profession does Carlos now wish to follow as he leaves with his cousin?

5. What goal do Felix, Nick and Carlos have in publishing the magazine?

6. What event makes Carlos' desire to be a doctor more concrete for him?

7. Why are many different people arriving in the city, Linagayen, as Carlos arrives there?

8. Why are there more and more peasant uprisings?

9. Why does Carlos leave the homeless shelter?

10. Why do the other roommates tell Macario that there is no use in going to look for a job?

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