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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. What happens to all of the family's animals and land?
(a) They are lost
(b) They are taken away during the revolt
(c) They are sold off to pay for Carlos's school
(d) They die from disease

2. How does Carlos know that a revolt is about to begin?
(a) His little sisters tell him
(b) Felix tells him
(c) He sees the police lining up in the fields
(d) His mother tells him

3. What does Carlos find one day as he walks home from school?
(a) A schoolbook
(b) A baby
(c) His suitcase
(d) A student credit paper from a teacher

4. At what age does Carlos leave home?
(a) 13
(b) 18
(c) 10
(d) 15

5. Which of the following is a gambling game?
(a) PeeCue
(b) Pie Queen
(c) Qui-Pi
(d) Pi-Q

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pascual's final wish?

2. What is the name of the literary magazine that Nick, Felix and Carlos print?

3. Which of the following terms means lending of money at an extremely high interest rate?

4. To what organization does the Philippine Scouts belong?

5. Which of the following does not accurately describe Marian's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incident occurs which makes Carlos leave Montana and again jump around from state to state?

2. What does Carlos do with the money he earns?

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

4. What happens to Alonzo?

5. Why does Carlos want to go to California?

6. Why does the family have to close the store that Luciano and Carlos opened?

7. How do Carlos, Jose and Miller escape?

8. Why doesn't Carlos' father think the stranger walking toward their home could be his son, Leon?

9. Why does Macario lose his job?

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

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