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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the Filipino workers strike?

2. Where does Lucille move the newspaper after Pascual dies?

3. How does Carlos feel about returning to the city of his birth and the old family home?

4. How does Carlos earn money while he is living with his cousin?

5. What does Carlos' father turn to when he loses the court case about his land?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Carlos leave the homeless shelter?

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

4. Why is Jose arrested?

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

6. What happens to Alonzo?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay taking apart the role Carlos plays in the civil rights movement of the Filipino immigrants. Use specific examples from the novel to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast life for Carlos with that of his brother Amado.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Carlos' main method of dealing with problems. Make an evaluation as to the effectiveness of this method and support your evaluation with examples from the novel.

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