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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. How does the group that lives together in the Hope Street apartment try to pay their rent?
(a) Steal
(b) Dance at the dance hall
(c) Sell everything
(d) Bootleg

2. Why do Julio and Carlos flee the orchard?
(a) A group appears and starts shooting at everyone
(b) They want to find Carlos's brothers
(c) They are tired of working hard
(d) The crew leader stole their paychecks

3. Where does Lucille move the newspaper after Pascual dies?
(a) Seattle
(b) San Francisco
(c) Philippines
(d) Los Angeles

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

5. Where does Miss Strandon arrange for Carlos to have a job?
(a) Newspaper
(b) Library
(c) Doctor's office
(d) Pet store

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cares for Carlos' father in his illness?

2. What work do Amado and his friend Alfredo do?

3. What crop does Carlos help harvest at the end of cauliflower season?

4. Why does Macario not want to marry the girl who has moved in with him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are the characters so rushed to finish the harvest?

3. What does Macario vow to Carlos?

4. What happens to Alonzo?

5. How do Carlos and Marcelo lose their money?

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

7. Why does Carlos leave the homeless shelter?

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

9. Why does Carlos want to go to California?

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

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