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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 organization does Carlos try to help Jose keep together?

2. What happens to Carlos and his mother on the way home from Puxzzorobio?

3. What does Carlos find his mother doing when he finally finds her?

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

5. How much money does Carlos earn from his time at the cannery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Macario lose his job?

2. Why does Marian give Carlos several hundred dollars?

3. What happens to Alonzo?

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

5. Why are there more and more peasant uprisings?

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

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

8. What happens to Carlos as he tries to help the girl who is being assaulted?

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

10. Why does Carlos leave the homeless shelter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elaborate on Carlos' idea that he belongs in America in an essay using specific examples and supporting details from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining to someone who may have not read this novel, why it is important for the peasants of the Philippines to have land. Include in your essay reasons why and what might happen to those that do not have any land.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing the differences in class explained throughout the book and relate that to class system in America during the same time period.

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