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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 is the name of the woman married to Pascual who helps to run the newspaper?
(a) Lucille
(b) Lydia
(c) Meghan
(d) Marrianne

2. What type of party does Carlos go to with Macario?
(a) Gambling
(b) Wedding
(c) Drinking
(d) Dancing

3. Which of the following words best describes how Carlos feels about the middle class?
(a) Admiration
(b) Envy
(c) Contempt
(d) Resignation

4. Where does Carlos find Jose?
(a) Seattle
(b) Los Angeles
(c) San Francisco
(d) New Mexico

5. How much money does Carlos earn from his time at the cannery?
(a) $13
(b) $40
(c) $5
(d) $100

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the strike to gain momentum?

2. What book does Macario read to Carlos?

3. For what amount are Carlos and his friend Marcelo sold?

4. Who does Carlos discover has a true hatred of Filipinos?

5. What does Carlos' family call him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Carlos fired from his job as a dishwasher?

2. What do Felix, Nick and Carlos decide they must work on to improve?

3. Why does Macario lose his job?

4. Why does Marian give Carlos several hundred dollars?

5. How does Carlos convince Amado that he is indeed his brother?

6. Why do the striking workers organize their own patrols?

7. What must Carlos take before he can board the boat to America?

8. What revelation about his English skills does Carlos undergo in Chapter twenty-three?

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

10. Why is Jose arrested?

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